Sleep, Health and Rhythms
A special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (ISSN 1660-4601). This special issue belongs to the section "Global Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2024 | Viewed by 2432
Special Issue Editors
Interests: sleep health; cardiovascular disease; behavioral medicine; health disparity
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are organizing a Special Issue on “Sleep, Health and Rhythms” in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). IJERPH is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes research articles examining the intersection of environment and public health. For detailed information on the journal, we refer you to: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph.
This Special Issue, “Sleep, Health and Rhythms”, will focus on sleep health, coming at a time when sleep, health, and biological rhythms have been disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Preliminary evidence suggests that while the COVID-19 pandemic has affected all, some subgroups, such as racial/ethnic groups, low income, and urban and rural communities, appear the most affected. While the deleterious effects of the pandemic on sleep, health and biological rhythms can be felt in the short term, forecasts suggest the long-term effects may be even more devastating. Disrupted sleep–wake patterns experienced during the pandemic will most likely adversely affect physical and mental health, everyday functioning, and quality of life. Unfortunately, disruptions to sleep–wake activity and rhythms have been underexplored, which leaves a huge gap in our understanding of the mechanisms and consequences of disrupted sleep–wake activity. Therefore, the current Special Issue invites manuscripts that ask the following questions:
- What conditions and mechanisms might be driving sleep–wake problems?
- What are the health consequences of poor sleep health and disrupted biological rhythms?
- What are the solutions to curb or remedy the burden of sleep-related and circadian rhythm health problems?
This Special Issue is open to original research, review articles, short reports, brief commentary, case reports, meta-analyses, simulation studies, and epidemiologic models related to sleep, health, and rhythms. The keywords listed below suggest just a few of the many possibilities.
We invite you to submit articles in the following areas:
- Sleep and brain health (dementia and neurodegenerative disease)
- Sleep and mental health and cognition
- Sleep and cardiometabolic health and conditions
- Sleep and respiratory Health
- Sleep and housing
- Social determinants of sleep and biological rhythms
- Sleep and occupation (fatigue and burnout)
- Environmental effects on sleep (temperature, noise, light, bedroom, electronic use, neighborhood characteristics)
- Disparities in sleep health and sleep-related health conditions
- Consequences of poor sleep health.
Dr. Azizi Seixas
Prof. Dr. Girardin Jean-Louis
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2500 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
