Journal of Human Lactation
The Journal of Human Lactation is the official journal of the International Lactation Consultant Association® (ILCA®). ILCA advances the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant® profession worldwide through leadership, advocacy, professional development, and research. ILCA membership includes a subscription to the Journal of Human Lactation.
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- To be a premier global outlet for high-quality, cutting-edge research and evidence-based practice in the area of human lactation.
- To build the field of lactation research by providing expert editorial guidance to novice researchers, clinicians and community health providers, and those whose native language is not English.
- To publish content that facilitates progress and positive change in global breastfeeding support and/or the provision of human milk through scientific inquiry.
The Journal of Human Lactation provides a forum for building our understanding of human lactation, human milk biology, breastfeeding and the clinical care, cultural understanding, and the social structures and policy necessary to support it.
If you have questions about a particular manuscript, please contact the Editor in Chief at JHLeditorinchief@ilca.org.
| Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, PhD, IBCLC, FAPA | Texas Tech, Department of Pediatrics, TX, USA |
| Ellen M. Chetwynd, PhD, MPH, BSN, IBCLC | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine, NC, USA |
| Jill R. Demirci, PhD, RN, IBCLC | University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA |
| Yeon Bai, PhD, RD | Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, USA |
| Lauren Dinour, DrPH | Montclair State University, College for Community Health, Montclair, NJ, USA |
| Sara L. Gill, PhD, RN, FAAN | University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio School of Nursing, San Antonio, TX, USA |
| Zelalem Haile, PhD, MPH | Ohio University, Dublin, OH, USA |
| Angela Lober, PhD, RNC, IBCLC | Arizona State University, College of Nursing and Healthcare Innovation, AZ, USA |
| Nicola Singletary, PhD, IBCLC | North Carolina State University, Department of Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences, Raleigh, NC, USA |
| Melissa Theurich, PhD, MPH, IBCLC | Chair of Public Health and Health Services Research, Medical Faculty of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) in Munich, Germany |
| Kathryn Wouk, PhD, MS, IBCLC | Associate Research Scientist, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Maternal and Child Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), USA |
| Maryse Arendt, IBCLC | Luxemburg, Luxembourg |
| Kara Credle, MA, MR | Assistant Editor / Social Media, Durham, NC, USA |
| Alanna Kate Cruz MA, MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC | Boston University, School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA |
| Adina Kopinsky, BA, IBCLC | Private Practice, Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, Israel |
| Gayle Subramaniam, MA, IBCLC | London, United Kingdom |
| Brendan Thomas | Cary, NC, USA |
| Leah S. Aldridge, JD, IBCLC | National Lactation Consultant Alliance, Inc. Georgia, USA |
| Shannon Carter, PhD | University of Central Florida, Department of Sociology, Orlando, FL, USA |
| Tanya Cassidy, PhD | Research Affiliate, Maynooth University, Ireland |
| Stephanie Devane-Johnson, PhD, CNM | Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA |
| Aiden Farrow, IBCLC | Victoria Native Friendship Centre, Victoria, BC, Canada |
| Maureen Groer, PhD, RN, FAAN | University Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA |
| Paige Hall Smith, PhD | Dept of Public Health Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC, USA |
| Eric Hodges, PhD, FNP-BC, FAAN | University of North Carolina, School of Nursing, Chapel Hill, NC, USA |
| Jung Eun Lee, Sc. D. | Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea |
| Ana Maria Linares, DNS, RN, IBCLC, FAAN | University of Kentucky, College of Nursing, Lexington, KY, USA |
| Katsumi Mizuno, PhD, MD, IBCLC | Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan |
| Shu-Fang Wang, PhD, CNM, RN, IBCLC | Associate Professor, Nursing Department, Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology, Taiwan |
| Maxine Scringer-Wilkes, MN, RN, BN, IBCLC | ILCA - President, Calgary, AB, CA, USA |
General Information
The Journal of Human Lactation (JHL) is a peer-reviewed journal that welcomes papers on the widening field of topics pertinent to human lactation. Specifically, JHL publishes reviews, original research, original research (brief reports), student research, insights in policy and practice, commentaries, special reports, case reports, and letters to the editor as they relate to human milk, human lactation, lactation consulting, lactating mothers, breastfeeding infants, health outcomes, policy and practice. In addition, in each issue, JHL publishes Inside Track, a patient-focused, breastfeeding-related handout.
Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jhl. Authors will be required to set up an online account on the SAGE Track system powered by ScholarOne. Manuscripts will be sent out anonymously for editorial evaluation. Obtaining permission for any quoted or reprinted material that requires permission is the responsibility of the author. Submission of a manuscript implies commitment to publish in the journal. Authors submitting manuscripts to the journal should not simultaneously submit them to another journal, nor should manuscripts have been published elsewhere in substantially similar form or with substantially similar content. Authors in doubt about what constitutes prior publication should consult the Editor-in-Chief.
Authors who would like to refine the use of English in their manuscripts might consider using SAGE Language Services. This service is open to any authors who need assistance cleaning up their paper and are willing to pay professionals for help. Please note that any costs incurred are the sole responsibility of the author and that using this service does not guarantee acceptance into the journal, but is intended as a resource for editing, translating, figure and text formatting, and other manuscript preparation needs.
Contributors to JHL should note that our author guidelines have recently changed, including an important update to APA format. Manuscripts submitted after July 15 should be formatted in APA style to be considered for publication. This change underscores the journal’s commitment to more clearly align with the values and mission promoted by ILCA and the community of IBCLCs it serves by providing access to quality research in the social sciences and humanities, alongside the excellent research in the health sciences for which it has been known. For more information on recent changes in the scope of JHL, please read the Editorial by the new Editor-in-Chief, Joan E Dodgson, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, published in the May 2016 issue.
JHL Author Directions
Submission directions are available here.
For Author and Publication Queries Contact
Editor-in-Chief Dr. Joan E. Dodgson