Journal profile · Respiratory System
Sleep and Breathing
ISSN 1520-9512 · eISSN 1522-1709 · Springer International Publishing · GERMANY · Quarterly · Founded 1996
Sleep and Breathing: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.42; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,790; median 136 days to acceptance (116 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 322 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sleep and Breathing is published by Springer International Publishing 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 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research, Sleep and related disorders and Neuroscience of respiration and sleep, together about 61.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
DescriptionThe journal Sleep and Breathing aims to reflect the state of the art in the international science and practice of sleep medicine. The journal is based on the recognition that management of sleep disorders requires a multi-disciplinary approach and diverse perspectives. The initial focus of Sleep and Breathing is on timely and original studies that collect, intervene, or otherwise inform all clinicians and scientists in medicine, dentistry and oral surgery, otolaryngology, and epidemiology on the management of the upper airway during sleep. Furthermore, Sleep and Breathing endeavors to bring readers cutting edge information about all evolving aspects of common sleep disorders or disruptions, such as insomnia and shift work. The journal includes not only patient studies, but also studies that emphasize the principles of physiology and pathophysiology or illustrate potentially novel approaches to diagnosis and treatment. In addition, the journal features articles that describe patient-oriented and cost-benefit health outcomes research. Thus, with peer review by an international Editorial Board and prompt English-language publication, Sleep and Breathing provides rapid dissemination of clinical and clinically related scientific information. But it also does more: it is dedicated to making the most important developments in sleep disordered breathing easily accessible to clinicians who are treating sleep apnea by presenting well-chosen, well-written, and highly organized information that is useful for patient care. "Sleep and Breathing" is offering its authors free use of color and a rapid online publication.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Respiratory System
Editor-in-chief Nikolaus NetzerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 9 in mainland China (about 9%); most named United States 33, Germany 14, Mainland China 9, Italy 6, Japan 5 (99 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea ResearchMedicine33.4%
- Sleep and related disordersPsychology17.3%
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleepNeuroscience10.4%
- Sleep and Wakefulness ResearchNeuroscience6.3%
- Restless Legs Syndrome ResearchMedicine4.8%
- Cardiovascular and Diving-Related ComplicationsMedicine4.6%
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) ResearchMedicine3.1%
- Sleep and Work-Related FatiguePsychology3%
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 | Respiratory System | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Clinical Neurology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Respiratory System | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
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
- 2.42LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.78LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 106OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,990OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 4.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 26.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 313LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 1,000,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,135 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 257 | 98 | 65 |
| 2025 | 322 | 115 | 726 |
| 2024 | 252 | 77 | 1,127 |
| 2023 | 202 | 61 | 1,597 |
| 2022 | 239 | 84 | 2,519 |
| 2021 | 281 | 80 | 4,049 |
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
136 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 87 days – 193 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 14 days (116 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 160 days
- Sample
- 116 articles with submission and acceptance dates (643 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)
- 3–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,790 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,490 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 3,000 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Not considered
- case reports
Article types accepted12, with length limits
- case reportSLBR publishes articles in different categories: Original research – with a maximum length of 3000 words, 8 figures and/or tables, and not more than 30 referenc…Length not stated
- editorialSLBR publishes articles in different categories: Original research – with a maximum length of 3000 words, 8 figures and/or tables, and not more than 30 referenc…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- editorialsEditorials – with a maximum length of 1500 words, 2 figures and/or tables, and not more than 10 references.Length not stated
- letters to the editorSLBR publishes articles in different categories: Original research – with a maximum length of 3000 words, 8 figures and/or tables, and not more than 30 referenc…main text ≤ 1,200 words
- meta-analysisSLBR publishes articles in different categories: Original research – with a maximum length of 3000 words, 8 figures and/or tables, and not more than 30 referenc…Length not stated
- original articleSLBR publishes articles in different categories: Original research – with a maximum length of 3000 words, 8 figures and/or tables, and not more than 30 referenc…Length not stated
- original researchSLBR publishes articles in different categories: Original research – with a maximum length of 3000 words, 8 figures and/or tables, and not more than 30 referenc…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- reviewSLBR publishes articles in different categories: Original research – with a maximum length of 3000 words, 8 figures and/or tables, and not more than 30 referenc…main text ≤ 5,000 words
- review and series articlesReview and series articles – with a maximum length of 5000 words, 5 figures and/or tables, and not more than 150 references.Length not stated
- short communicationSLBR publishes articles in different categories: Original research – with a maximum length of 3000 words, 8 figures and/or tables, and not more than 30 referenc…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- short communicationsShort communications – with a maximum length of 1,500 words, and 4 figures and/or tables.Length not stated
- systematic reviewSLBR publishes articles in different categories: Original research – with a maximum length of 3000 words, 8 figures and/or tables, and not more than 30 referenc…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
All benefits in any form from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this manuscript or any of the authors must be acknowledged. For each source of funds, both the research funder and the grant number should be given. This note should be added in a separate section before the reference list. If no conflict exists, authors should state: The authors declare that they hav…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data availability statement required for all original research Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethical standards
Ethics committee approval statement required Model summary
Manuscripts submitted for publication must contain a statement to the effect that all human and animal studies have been approved by the appropriate ethics committee and have therefore been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments. It should also be stated clearly in the text that all persons gave their informed conse…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Sleep and Breathing, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
PRISMA/MOOSE guidelines required for meta-analyses and systematic reviews Model summary
Meta-analyses and systematic reviews Must follow PRISMA guidelines (interventional research) , or MOOSE guidelines (observational studies).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer International Publishing
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1996
- ISSN
- 1520-9512
- Electronic ISSN
- 1522-1709
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sleep and Breathing
What CAS zone is Sleep and Breathing in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sleep and Breathing is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Clinical Neurology / Respiratory System. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Sleep and Breathing?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.42; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 106.
How long does peer review take at Sleep and Breathing?
Based on the dates recorded on 116 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 136 days (interquartile range 87–193 days); authors report an average review time of 3–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Sleep and Breathing?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Manuscript length: ≤ 3,000 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Sleep and Breathing based?
Of the 99 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 9 (about 9%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (33), Germany (14) and Mainland China (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sleep and Breathing?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sleep and Breathing is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Sleep and Breathing open access, and what is the APC?
Sleep and Breathing is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,790.
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: .