Journal profile · CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
ISSN 1550-9389 · eISSN 1550-9397 · American Academy of Sleep Medicine · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 2005
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine: CAS Zone 3 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.34; subscription journal; median 83 days to acceptance (39 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 197 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine is published by American Academy of Sleep Medicine and is in Zone 3 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research, Sleep and related disorders and Sleep and Wakefulness Research, together about 61.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The AASM provides access to journals that contain leading-edge original findings applicable to the clinical diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea ResearchMedicine24.6%
- Sleep and related disordersPsychology23%
- Sleep and Wakefulness ResearchNeuroscience14.2%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleepNeuroscience9.5%
- Restless Legs Syndrome ResearchMedicine5.3%
- Sleep and Work-Related FatiguePsychology4.8%
- Cardiovascular and Diving-Related ComplicationsMedicine2.3%
- Tracheal and airway disordersMedicine2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 3.34LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 157OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,409OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 205LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,738 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 164 | 161 | 106 |
| 2025 | 197 | 196 | 466 |
| 2024 | 281 | 281 | 1,443 |
| 2023 | 279 | 279 | 2,305 |
| 2022 | 273 | 273 | 3,115 |
| 2021 | 393 | 393 | 7,728 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
83 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 9 days – 111 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 50 days (39 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 126 days
- Sample
- 39 articles with submission and acceptance dates (514 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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 websitePeer review
- Peer review
Official peer-reviewed, scientific publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. Model summary
Established in 2005, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (JCSM) is the official peer-reviewed, scientific publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
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
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2005
- ISSN
- 1550-9389
- Electronic ISSN
- 1550-9397
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
What CAS zone is Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine is in Zone 3 of Medicine, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Clinical Neurology. 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 Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.34; CiteScore 6, h-index 157.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine?
Based on the dates recorded on 39 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 83 days (interquartile range 9–111 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .