| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology | 4 / 77 | 95th | Q1 |
| Clinical Psychology | 15 / 314 | 95th | Q1 |
| Behavioral Neuroscience | 7 / 93 | 93rd | Q1 |
| Neurology (clinical) | 39 / 403 | 90th | Q1 |
| Physiology (medical) | 14 / 117 | 88th | Q1 |
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Sleep
Sleep is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 9.8), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Oxford University Press.
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ISSN 0161-8105Verify ISSN ↗1550-9109Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Cost to publish: About US$4,388 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Sleep indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1978–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 9.8.
What quartile is Sleep in Scopus?
Sleep is Q1 in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology (rank 4 of 77), Q1 in Clinical Psychology (rank 15 of 314) and Q1 in Behavioral Neuroscience (rank 7 of 93), by CiteScore 2025. It is ranked in 5 subject areas in all.
What is the impact factor of Sleep?
Sleep is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 9.8, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 95th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.671, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 257.
How much does it cost to publish in Sleep?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$4,388 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Sleep and what is its ISSN?
Sleep is published by Oxford University Press. Its print ISSN is 0161-8105 and its online ISSN is 1550-9109.
Is Sleep covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Sleep in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Sleep open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Sleep? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Sleep has an h-index of 308 and a 2-year mean of 0.79 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 9.8, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #56 of 77 Scopus journals in Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology.
Sleep published 1,942 papers in 2025. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Sleep? — latest 100 articles, 2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (36.3%), China (9.3%) and Australia (8.3%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Sleep? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 6 retracted papers are recorded (0.3 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 6 · 0.3 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags 1 · 0 per 1,000 papers — mostly tortured phrases
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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