Dreaming

Aims & Scope

Dreaming is a multidisciplinary journal, the only professional journal devoted specifically to dreaming.

The journal publishes scholarly articles related to dreaming from any discipline and viewpoint.

This includes -biological aspects of dreaming and sleep/dream laboratory research-psychological articles of any kind related to dreaming-clinical work on dreams regardless of theoretical perspective (Freudian, Jungian, existential, eclectic, etc.)-anthropological, sociological, and philosophical articles related to dreaming-articles about dreaming from any of the arts and humanities.

All papers undergo peer review.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.1
2024	0.80

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.506

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	47

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	11469

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	154

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• The relationship of nightmare frequency to nightmare suffering with implications for treatment and research.

  Citation: 106

  Authors: Kathryn

• The impact of insomnia and sleep disturbances on depression and suicidality.

  Citation: 106

  Authors: Kelly C., Ainhoa, Jennifer V., Rebecca A., Barry, Thomas E.

• Outline for a theory on the nature and functions of dreaming.

  Citation: 103

  Authors: Ernest

• Questionnaires and diaries as research instruments in dream research: Methodological issues.

  Citation: 98

  Authors: Michael

• Behavioral effects of nightmares and their correlations to personality patterns.

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Martina, Reinhard

• The Typical Dreams of Canadian University Students.

  Citation: 81

  Authors: Tore A., Antonio L., Valérie, Sébastien, Philippe, Carlyle, Don

• A content analysis of bizarre elements in dreams.

  Citation: 80

  Authors: Antti, Christina

• Sleep and dreaming characteristics of frequent nightmare subjects in a university population.

  Citation: 73

  Authors: Ross

• Evidence for the preferential incorporation of emotional waking-life experiences into dreams.

  Citation: 70

  Authors: Josie, Caroline L.

• Dreams that work: The relation of dream incorporation to adaptation to stressful events.

  Citation: 68

  Authors: Rosalind D.

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