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Sleep Template

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About the Sleep format

Sleep is a peer-reviewed journal published by Oxford University Press, covering Sleep and related disorders, Sleep and Wakefulness Research, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research. Over its lifetime it has published 20,150 papers, which have received 631,196 citations.

PublisherOxford University Press
Reference styleNumbered (OUP)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Sleep 12 (2023) 45–58.

Formats any DOI in the closest standard style — Sleep has no published style definition, so this is an approximation. No sign-up.

Publishes research inSleep and related disorders Sleep and Wakefulness Research Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue Restless Legs Syndrome Research
ISSN0161-8105
Citation impact (2-yr)0.69
h-index308
i10-index6,066
Article processing charge$4,018
Top institutions publishing hereHarvard University
Journal websiteacademic.oup.com
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Papers published in Sleep per year

263
2014
266
2015
286
2016
1.5K
2017
1.4K
2018
1.4K
2019
1.6K
2020
1.2K
2021
1.2K
2022
1.4K
2023
1.5K
2024
1.9K
2025

Citation impact of Sleep by publication year

22.2K
2014
20.3K
2015
18.2K
2016
12.6K
2017
14.6K
2018
13.2K
2019
11.5K
2020
8.7K
2021
5.2K
2022
4.4K
2023
2.2K
2024
1.1K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Sleep

A New Method for Measuring Daytime Sleepiness: The Epworth Sleepiness Scale

Murray W. Johns · 1 Nov 1991

The development and use of a new scale, the Epworth sleepiness scale (ESS), is described. This is a simple, self-administered questionnaire which is shown to provide a measurement of the subject's general level of daytime sleepiness. One hundred and eighty adults answered the ESS, including 30 normal men and women as controls and 150 patients…

17,289 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Insomnia Severity Index: Psychometric Indicators to Detect Insomnia Cases and Evaluate Treatment Response

Charles M. Morin, Geneviève Belleville, Lynda Bélanger et al. · 1 May 2011

BACKGROUND: Although insomnia is a prevalent complaint with significant morbidity, it often remains unrecognized and untreated. Brief and valid instruments are needed both for screening and outcome assessment. This study examined psychometric indices of the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) to detect cases of insomnia in a population-based sample and to evaluate treatment response in a…

4,623 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Cumulative Cost of Additional Wakefulness: Dose-Response Effects on Neurobehavioral Functions and Sleep Physiology From Chronic Sleep Restriction and Total Sleep Deprivation

Hans P. A. Van Dongen, Greg Maislin, Janet Mullington et al. · 1 Mar 2003

OBJECTIVES: To inform the debate over whether human sleep can be chronically reduced without consequences, we conducted a dose-response chronic sleep restriction experiment in which waking neurobehavioral and sleep physiological functions were monitored and compared to those for total sleep deprivation. DESIGN: The chronic sleep restriction experiment involved randomization to one of three sleep doses…

3,154 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →
The Role of Actigraphy in the Study of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms

Sonia Ancoli‐Israel, Roger J. Cole, Cathy Alessi et al. · 1 May 2003

In summary, although actigraphy is not as accurate as PSG for determining some sleep measurements, studies are in general agreement that actigraphy, with its ability to record continuously for long time periods, is more reliable than sleep logs which rely on the patients' recall of how many times they woke up or how long they…

2,745 citations Cite SaveGo to paper →

Sleep template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Sleep format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Sleep template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Oxford University Press format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Sleep use?
Sleep uses Numbered (OUP) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, and C. Lee, A representative article title, Sleep 12 (2023) 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Sleep?
No. DocuGuru generates the oup-authoring-template LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Oxford University Press-ready Sleep document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Sleep template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Sleep format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
What is Sleep?
Oxford University Press journal. It is a multidisciplinary journal, published by Oxford University Press.
Can I export a submission-ready Sleep PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Sleep template (the oup-authoring-template class) that is ready to submit to Oxford University Press, together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Sleep template cost?
You can start writing in the Sleep template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Sleep PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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