JSDR seeks reviewers with expertise in sleep medicine, neuroscience, circadian biology, or behavioral sleep science. Reviewers support timely, high quality assessments of manuscripts.

• Sleep apnea and respiratory disorders
• Insomnia and behavioral sleep medicine
• Circadian rhythm and chronobiology
• Sleep technology and wearable analytics
• Pediatric and geriatric sleep health

• Provide objective, constructive feedback
• Complete reviews within agreed timelines
• Disclose conflicts of interest promptly
• Maintain confidentiality and ethical standards

• Evaluate whether sleep measures are appropriate for the research question.
• Check that scoring procedures are described with enough detail.
• Assess whether validation uses independent or held out data.
• Review clinical relevance and avoid overstated conclusions.
• Recommend clarifications for sleep disorder definitions.
• Verify that statistical tests and metrics are appropriate.
• Note missing citations or key prior work.
• Check that code availability is clear or explained.
• Assess data privacy and ethical compliance statements.
• Ensure figures and tables are interpretable and labeled.
• Flag potential data leakage or overfitting issues.
• Suggest additional analyses or sensitivity checks when needed.
• Evaluate reproducibility based on documentation provided.
• Comment on the clarity of sleep protocol descriptions.
• Encourage clear reporting of cohort demographics.
• Check whether limitations are acknowledged and reasonable.
• Confirm that novelty is well supported by the evidence.
• Provide balanced feedback with strengths and actionable improvements.
• Check whether cohort sizes are adequate for the analysis performed.
• Assess whether external validation claims are supported by evidence.
• Review calibration plots or error analyses when available.
• Recommend clearer reporting of preprocessing and feature engineering.
• Confirm that ethical approvals are described for clinical data use.
• Suggest improvements to data visualization clarity.

JSDR is committed to rigorous, transparent publishing in sleep science and sleep disorder research. We emphasize reproducible methods, clear clinical reporting, and ethical compliance across all article types.

The editorial office supports authors, editors, and reviewers with clear guidance and responsive communication. For questions about scope or workflow, contact [email protected].

We encourage continuous improvement in reporting practices and share updates that help the community maintain high standards in sleep research and clinical sleep medicine.