Journal profile · CLINICAL NEUROLOGY-PSYCHIATRY
Behavioral Sleep Medicine
ISSN 1540-2002 · eISSN 1540-2010 · Routledge · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 2003
Behavioral Sleep Medicine: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.89; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 114 days (first decision after review, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 71 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Behavioral Sleep Medicine is published by Routledge and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sleep and related disorders, Sleep and Wakefulness Research and Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue, together about 64% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Behavioral Sleep Medicine addresses behavioral dimensions of the fundamental scientific understanding of normal/healthy and abnormal/unhealthy sleep and wake mechanisms and regulation, and utilizes established behavioral principles to assess, treat, and prevent sleep disorders, sleep-related symptoms, and associated behavioral, emotional, cognitive, and physiological and mental health problems in children and adults. Research published in BSM across a variety of disciplines and from a broad set of perspectives and the dissemination of that evidence-based science, contribute to the body of knowledge in these areas, and is also applicable to public health and safety, policy making, and sleep education with the overall goal of improving quality of life through sleep. Standards for interventions acceptable to this journal are guided by established principles of behavior change. Intending to serve as the intellectual home for the application of behavioral/cognitive science to the study of normal and disordered sleep, the journal paints a broad stroke across the behavioral sleep medicine landscape. Its content includes scholarly investigation of such areas as normal sleep experience, cross-cultural sleep practices, sleep health education, relationship of daytime functioning to sleep, and dreams in a wide variety of adult and pediatric populations across the lifespan. The journal also focuses on research related to insomnia and on primary behavioral/cognitive aspects of sleep disorders such as sleep disordered breathing, parasomnias, circadian rhythm disorders, and narcolepsy and central hypersomnias; these behavioral/cognitive aspects include patient and family perspectives, care-seeking behaviors, development, application and efficacy of assessment tools and behavioral interventions, and treatment adherence to behavioral, medical and pharmacologic therapies. Multidisciplinary approaches are particularly welcome, as is diversity in geographic locations, populations studied, and research methodologies, including both quantitative and qualitative methods as well as implementation science. Reports acceptable to this journal follow standards for measurement and data analysis, and conventions for scientific writing and clinical case reports (e.g., CARE guidelines-see below for citation*), as well as ethical considerations in the use humans and animals as research subjects and the reporting of patient data (per APA, AMA, other). Target Audience: Psychologists, physici
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CLINICAL NEUROLOGY-PSYCHIATRY
Editor-in-chief Christina McCraePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 7, Taiwan, China 1 (8 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sleep and related disordersPsychology36.9%
- Sleep and Wakefulness ResearchNeuroscience17.3%
- Sleep and Work-Related FatiguePsychology9.7%
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea ResearchMedicine4.4%
- Circadian rhythm and melatoninNeuroscience3.7%
- Youth Substance Use and School AttendanceSocial Sciences3.1%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleepNeuroscience2.6%
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and PostpartumMedicine2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Psychiatry | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEPubMedPsycINFOPublisher website
Other: Index Medicus, ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index & Abstracts, EBSCOhost Online Research Databases, New Abstracts and Papers in Sleep (NAPS)
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.89LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.72Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.87LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.87Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 607OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.89OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 12.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 148,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,026 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 56 | 26 | 18 |
| 2025 | 71 | 32 | 112 |
| 2024 | 48 | 27 | 201 |
| 2023 | 42 | 26 | 245 |
| 2022 | 68 | 25 | 603 |
| 2021 | 55 | 28 | 845 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
114 daysfirst decision after review · community reports over 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 50 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 114 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal (Taylor & Francis Open Select) Model summary
Behavioral Sleep Medicine is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2003
- ISSN
- 1540-2002
- Electronic ISSN
- 1540-2010
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 24, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Behavioral Sleep Medicine
What CAS zone is Behavioral Sleep Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Behavioral Sleep Medicine is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / Psychiatry. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Behavioral Sleep Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.89; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 84.
How long does peer review take at Behavioral Sleep Medicine?
The publisher reports about 114 days (first decision after review); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16%. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Behavioral Sleep Medicine based?
Of the 8 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (7) and Taiwan, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Behavioral Sleep Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Behavioral Sleep Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed and PsycINFO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Behavioral Sleep Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Behavioral Sleep Medicine is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .