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Clocks and Sleep

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 1975

ISSN2624-5175eISSN2624-5175

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.749

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.829

Total Worksi

375

Total Citationsi

3,830

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Neurosciences; Neurology; Neuroscience (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1975

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications375

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2018

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2624-5175 / 2624-5175

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

785

2019

805

2020

842

2021

515

2022

654

2023

305

2024

147

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

NeurologyQ2

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyNeurosciences

Scopus Categories

Neuroscience (miscellaneous)Neurology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Sleep and related disordersSleep and Wakefulness ResearchCircadian rhythm and melatoninSleep and Work-Related FatigueObstructive Sleep Apnea ResearchNeuroscience of respiration and sleepImpact of Light on Environment and HealthEEG and Brain-Computer InterfacesDietary Effects on HealthCOVID-19 and Mental Health

Frequently asked questions about Clocks and Sleep

Is Clocks and Sleep a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Clocks and Sleep: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Clocks and Sleep?

Clocks and Sleep is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 2.17.

Is Clocks and Sleep indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Clocks and Sleep is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Clocks and Sleep?