The Journal of Sleep, Health, and Physiotherapy exists to advance knowledge at the intersection of sleep science, clinical health and rehabilitation. The journal values methodologically sound research with clear implications for clinical practice, functionality and quality of life, and welcomes contributions from researchers and clinicians worldwide.

Thematic Scope

The journal considers manuscripts in the following areas, including interdisciplinary combinations of them:

• Sleep science and medicine: sleep health and disorders, insomnia, sleep apnea, circadian rhythms, chronobiology, actigraphy and sleep assessment;
• Physiotherapy and rehabilitation: musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiorespiratory and sports physiotherapy; functional rehabilitation; telerehabilitation;
• Pain: acute and chronic pain mechanisms, assessment and management, including non-pharmacological approaches;
• Human movement and exercise: motor control, physical activity, exercise physiology and prescription, functional performance;
• Clinical and translational health: clinical studies, functionality and disability, patient-reported outcomes, applied health technologies;
• Interdisciplinary research connecting sleep, health, movement and rehabilitation.

Article Types Accepted

The journal publishes original articles, review articles (narrative, integrative, systematic, with or without meta-analysis), brief communications, case reports, study protocols, methodological papers, letters to the editor and invited editorials. Detailed requirements per type are described in the Article Types policy.

What Is Out of Scope

Manuscripts without identifiable scientific method, purely promotional content, and studies unrelated to sleep, health, physiotherapy, rehabilitation, pain or human movement are not considered and may be rejected at editorial screening without external review. Replication studies and well-conducted studies with null results are welcome.

Audience

The journal addresses physiotherapists, sleep scientists, rehabilitation professionals, clinicians, researchers and graduate students seeking peer-reviewed, open access literature with direct applicability to clinical and research practice.