Journal of Human Lactation


The Journal of Human Lactation is a peer-reviewed medical journal that covers research on human lactation and breastfeeding behavior. The editor-in-chief is Joan E. Dodgson. The journal was established in 1985 and is published by SAGE Publications. It is the official journal of the International Lactation Consultant Association.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in CAB Abstracts, Global Health, Tropical Diseases Bulletin, CINAHL, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica, Food Science and Technology Abstracts, InfoTrac, MEDLINE, Science Citation Index Expanded, Scopus, Current Contents/Clinical Medicine. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2015 impact factor of 2.233.