Nature And Science Of Sleep

Journal Title：Nature And Science Of Sleep

Nature and Science of Sleep is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal covering all aspects of sleep science and sleep medicine, including the neurophysiology and functions of sleep, the genetics of sleep, sleep and society, biological rhythms, dreaming, sleep disorders and therapy, and strategies to optimize healthy sleep.

Specific topics covered in the journal include:

The functions of sleep in humans and other animals

Physiological and neurophysiological changes with sleep

The genetics of sleep and sleep differences

The neurotransmitters, receptors and pathways involved in controlling both sleep and wakefulness

Behavioral and pharmacological interventions aimed at improving sleep, and improving wakefulness

Sleep changes with development and with age

Sleep and reproduction (e.g., changes across the menstrual cycle, with pregnancy and menopause)

The science and nature of dreams

Sleep disorders

Impact of sleep and sleep disorders on health, daytime function and quality of life

Sleep problems secondary to clinical disorders

Interaction of society with sleep (e.g., consequences of shift work, occupational health, public health)

The microbiome and sleep

Chronotherapy

Impact of circadian rhythms on sleep, physiology, cognition and health

Mechanisms controlling circadian rhythms, centrally and peripherally

Impact of circadian rhythm disruptions (including night shift work, jet lag and social jet lag) on sleep, physiology, cognition and health

Behavioral and pharmacological interventions aimed at reducing adverse effects of circadian-related sleep disruption

Assessment of technologies and biomarkers for measuring sleep and/or circadian rhythms

Epigenetic markers of sleep or circadian disruption.

Nature and Science of Sleep 是一本经过同行评审的国际开放获取期刊，涵盖睡眠科学和睡眠医学的各个方面，包括睡眠的神经生理学和功能、睡眠遗传学、睡眠与社会、生物节律、做梦、睡眠障碍和治疗，以及优化健康睡眠的策略。

期刊涵盖的具体主题包括：

人类和其他动物的睡眠功能

睡眠带来的生理和神经生理变化

睡眠遗传学和睡眠差异

参与控制睡眠和清醒的神经递质、受体和通路

旨在改善睡眠和清醒的行为和药物干预

睡眠会随着发育和年龄而变化

睡眠和生殖（例如，整个月经周期、怀孕和更年期的变化）

梦的科学与本质

睡眠障碍

睡眠和睡眠障碍对健康、日间功能和生活质量的影响

继发于临床疾病的睡眠问题

社会与睡眠的相互作用（例如，轮班工作的后果、职业健康、公共卫生）

微生物组和睡眠

时间疗法

昼夜节律对睡眠、生理、认知和健康的影响

中枢和外围控制昼夜节律的机制

昼夜节律紊乱（包括夜班工作、时差和社交时差）对睡眠、生理、认知和健康的影响

旨在减少与昼夜节律相关的睡眠中断的不利影响的行为和药物干预

评估用于测量睡眠和/或昼夜节律的技术和生物标志物

睡眠或昼夜节律紊乱的表观遗传标记。

Nature And Science Of Sleep创刊于2009年，由DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD出版商出版，收稿方向涵盖Neuroscience - Behavioral Neuroscience全领域，此刊是中等级别的SCI期刊，所以过审相对来讲不是特别难，但是该刊专业认可度不错，仍然是一本值得选择的SCI期刊 。平均审稿速度16 Weeks，影响因子指数4.375，该期刊近期没有被列入国际期刊预警名单，广大学者值得一试。