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Explore open access research in sleep, uncovering mechanisms, disorders, clinical approaches and behavioral aspects of sleep health.

Frontiers in Sleep is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on research in the fields of sleep and circadian science. Led by Field Chief Editor Dr Stuart F Quan (Harvard Medical School, USA), the journal welcomes s...

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Editors

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Stuart F Quan

Harvard Medical School

United States

Editor-in-Chief

Ambra Stefani

Innsbruck Medical University

Austria

Specialty Chief Editor

Sleep-Related Movement Disorders and Parasomnias

Colin Shapiro

University of Toronto

Canada

Specialty Chief Editor

Sleep, Behavior and Mental Health

Dalva Poyares

Federal University of São Paulo

Brazil

Specialty Chief Editor

Sleep and Breathing

John Winkelman

Harvard Medical School

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Sleep-Related Movement Disorders and Parasomnias

Judith Owens

Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Pediatric and Adolescent Sleep

Luis Buenaver

Johns Hopkins University

United States

Specialty Chief Editor

Precision Sleep Medicine

Michael Lazarus

International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine, University of Tsukuba

Japan

Specialty Chief Editor

Sleep, Immunity, and Metabolism

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Articles

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Scope

Frontiers in Sleep is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on research in the fields of sleep and circadian science. Led by Field Chief Editor Dr Stuart F Quan (Harvard Medical School, USA), the journal welcomes submissions in all areas of sleep research which bridge the gap between basic, translational, epidemiologic, and clinical sleep science. Topics include, but are not limited to: insomnia pediatric and adolescent sleep precision sleep medicine sleep and breathing sleep and circadian rhythms sleep and metabolism sleep, behavior, and mental health sleep-related movement disorders and parasomnias. In particular, the journal welcomes submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 3: good health and well-being. A better understanding of the impact of deficient and poor-quality sleep and sleep disorders on physical and mental health and performance is highly relevant with as many as 45% of the world’s population currently affected. Manuscripts relating to topics in which sleep or circadian science are not the primary focus are not suitable for publication in this journal, but may be appropriate for another Frontiers journal. Frontiers in Sleep is committed to advancing developments in the field of sleep research by communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Aims

Frontiers in Sleep is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on research in the fields of sleep and circadian science.

Led by Field Chief Editor Dr Stuart F Quan (Harvard Medical School, USA), the journal welcomes submissions in all areas of sleep research which bridge the gap between basic, translational, epidemiologic, and clinical sleep science.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

insomnia

pediatric and adolescent sleep

precision sleep medicine

sleep and breathing

sleep and circadian rhythms

sleep and metabolism

sleep, behavior, and mental health

sleep-related movement disorders and parasomnias.

In particular, the journal welcomes submissions which support and advance the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 3: good health and well-being. A better understanding of the impact of deficient and poor-quality sleep and sleep disorders on physical and mental health and performance is highly relevant with as many as 45% of the world’s population currently affected.

Manuscripts relating to topics in which sleep or circadian science are not the primary focus are not suitable for publication in this journal, but may be appropriate for another Frontiers journal.

Frontiers in Sleep is committed to advancing developments in the field of sleep research by communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sleep/about

ISSN
2813-2890
Editor-in-Chief
Stuart F Quan (Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Insomnia

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sleep/sections/insomnia

  • Pediatric and Adolescent Sleep

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sleep/sections/pediatric-and-adolescent-sleep

  • Precision Sleep Medicine

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sleep/sections/precision-sleep-medicine

  • Sleep and Breathing

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sleep/sections/sleep-and-breathing

  • Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sleep/sections/sleep-and-circadian-rhythms

  • Sleep, Behavior and Mental Health

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sleep/sections/sleep-behavior-and-mental-health

  • Sleep, Immunity, and Metabolism

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sleep/sections/sleep-immunity-and-metabolism

  • Sleep-Related Movement Disorders and Parasomnias

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sleep/sections/sleep-related-movement-disorders-and-parasomnias

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Clinical Trial
  • Case Report
  • Community Case Study
  • Conceptual Analysis
  • Curriculum
  • Instruction
  • and Pedagogy
  • Data Report
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Registered Report
  • Technology and Code
  • Study Protocol
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 2,195 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Hypothesis and Theory, Clinical Trial, Registered Report, Technology and Code, Study Protocol
  • - Category B: CHF 1,750 — Mini Review, Perspective, Case Report, Community Case Study, Conceptual Analysis, Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy, Data Report, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

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Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

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Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sleep/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Clinical Trial (fee category A)
  • Case Report (fee category B)
  • Community Case Study (fee category B)
  • Conceptual Analysis (fee category B)
  • Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy (fee category B)
  • Data Report (fee category B)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Registered Report (fee category A)
  • Technology and Code (fee category A)
  • Study Protocol (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/sleep/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Citation score
2.0
Articles
50
Total views
0
Downloads
0
Citations
778

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Impact factor
2.0
CiteScore
2.0
Citations
778
Acceptance rate
33
Time to decision
35
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-23.