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Sleep

Sleep is a journal of the Sleep Research Society published on Oxford Academic in the clinical neuroscience, neuroscience, and sleep medicine fields. It publishes research on sleep and circadian science and offers both subscription access and open access options.

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Impact Factor 4.9
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Closed
ISSN 0161-8105
eISSN 1550-9109
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Institutional online-only access: £414.00 / $665.00 / €622.00. Personal online-only access: £207.00 / $330.00 / €309.00.

Submission Instructions

Sleep accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Original Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Original Articles must include an abstract. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract may be either structured with specified section headings or a single-paragraph narrative abstract. Structured abstracts should use the headings Study Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Keywords, and the abstract must be followed by 3 to 10 keywords.
Manuscript Original Articles must include a Statement of Significance limited to 120 words and a graphical abstract submitted as a separate file by first revision at the latest.
References References must follow American Medical Association 10th Edition style. References must be cited in consecutive numerical order using Arabic numerals in brackets, list all authors when fewer than seven or the first three followed by et al. when seven or more, and include article title, journal name, year, volume, issue, and inclusive pages.
Figures & Tables Figures must be submitted separately one per file, while tables may be included in the manuscript following the references and/or figure captions list or submitted together in a separate file. Figure number, title, and captions should appear in the manuscript following the references, and all images, figures, illustrations, and photographs must include alt text in the main manuscript directly under the relevant figure legend.
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Review Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required for Review Articles. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract may be structured with headings or submitted as a single-paragraph narrative abstract. Structured abstracts should include Study Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Keywords, and abstracts must be followed by 3 to 10 keywords.
Manuscript Review Articles must include a Statement of Significance limited to 120 words, and submission requires a review proposal form providing the author name, proposed manuscript title, projected submission date, review type, review outline, topic importance, recent developments or novel aspects to be addressed, and how the review will expand on previous works, if any.
References References must follow American Medical Association 10th Edition style. References must be cited in consecutive numerical order using Arabic numerals in brackets, list all authors when fewer than seven and the first three plus et al. when seven or more, and include article title, journal name, year, volume, issue, inclusive pages, and DOI or URL when appropriate.
Figures & Tables Figures must be submitted separately, one per file, while tables may be included in the manuscript following the references and/or figure captions or submitted together in a separate file. Figure number, title, and captions should appear in the manuscript following the references, alt text is required under each relevant figure legend in the main manuscript file, and tables must be editable Word tables with a short title above and a caption below.
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Systematic Reviews

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is required. Abstract must not exceed 250 words. Abstract may be structured with the headings Study Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Keywords, or submitted as a single-paragraph narrative abstract. Structured abstracts must use the headings Study Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and Keywords.
Manuscript Manuscript must include a disclosure statement, acknowledgements, conflict-of-interest declarations, funding information, and at least three but no more than ten keywords following the abstract.
References References must follow American Medical Association 10th Edition style. References must be cited in consecutive numerical order using Arabic numerals in brackets, list all authors if fewer than seven or the first three followed by et al. if seven or more, and include article title, journal name, year, volume, issue, pages, and DOI or URL when appropriate.
Figures & Tables Figure captions must appear in the manuscript following the references, figures must be uploaded separately one per file, and tables may be placed after the references or submitted together in a separate file. Alt text is required for all figures in the main manuscript file under the relevant figure legend, and tables must be editable Word tables with a short title above and a caption below.
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Research Letters

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract is not required for Research Letters.
Manuscript Research Letters should have 1,200 words. Research Letters must include a disclosure statement.
References Research Letters should have 10 references. References must follow American Medical Association 10th Edition style. References must be cited in consecutive numerical order using Arabic numerals in brackets, listing all authors when fewer than seven and the first three followed by et al. when seven or more.
Figures & Tables Research Letters should include one figure or table. Figures must be submitted separately, while tables may be included in the manuscript following the references and/or figure captions list or submitted together in a separate file. Alt text is required for all figures and should be included in the main manuscript file directly under the relevant figure legend.
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Letters To The Editor

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must not be included for Letters To The Editor.
Manuscript A disclosure statement and conflict-of-interest declarations must be included, and at least three but no more than ten keywords are required only where an abstract is included.
References References must follow American Medical Association 10th Edition style. References must be cited in consecutive numerical order using Arabic numerals in brackets, with all authors listed for fewer than seven authors and the first three followed by et al. for seven or more.
Figures & Tables Figures must be submitted separately, while tables may be included after the references in the manuscript and/or submitted together in a separate file. Figure number, title, and captions must appear in the manuscript following the references, and alt text for each figure must be placed directly under the relevant figure legend in the main manuscript file.
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Recent Publications

Sleep in a warming world: why climate change demands a new sleep science agenda

Michael A Grandner

10.1093/sleep/zsag112
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Artificial Intelligence for Sleep Instability and Motor Phenotyping: Clinical Translation Beyond Sleep Staging

Maria Paola Mogavero, Oliviero Bruni, Giuseppe Lanza, Ugo Faraguna, Alessandro Silvani, Raffaele Ferri

10.1093/sleep/zsag149
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Can we monitor and enhance glymphatic clearance during sleep?

Jennifer R Goldschmied

10.1093/sleep/zsag109
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Sleep spindles reveal sexually dimorphic trajectories of long-term bodily pain: a large-scale secondary analysis with implications for clinical biomarker development

Matthew J Reid, William G Coon, Heather Altier, Inga Antonsdottir, Katrina R Hamilton, Anna Kim-Dahl, Hannah Maybrier, Sophie J Nilsson, Lynn Nakad, Katherine Wendler, Julia Wejbrandt-Camacho, Michael T Smith

10.1093/sleep/zsag141
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Correction to: Factors influencing the PAP adherence of elderly European sleep apnea patients in the ESADA cohort

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10.1093/sleep/zsag136
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Accepted Manuscript is published within one week after acceptance and signing the publishing agreement. Perspective submissions receive an editorial decision within 30 days of submission. Appeals take approximately 2-3 months.

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Is a cover letter required?

Cover letters are required to disclose use of AI, related or similar preprints, dissertations, manuscripts, published papers, and reports, and to explain how the submitted manuscript differs from related work. If a best practices checklist from EQUATOR is not provided, the reason should be addressed in the cover letter.

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What are the publication costs?

Annual subscription cost: institutional online-only access £414.00 / $665.00 / €622.00; personal online-only access £207.00 / $330.00 / €309.00.

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Research Topics

Sleep and related disorders Sleep and Wakefulness Research Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue Restless Legs Syndrome Research Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Circadian rhythm and melatonin EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Tracheal and airway disorders Health and Lifestyle Studies Health and Wellbeing Research Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Infant Development and Preterm Care Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pediatric health and respiratory diseases Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Epilepsy research and treatment Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research