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Journal of Human Lactation

SAGE Publications Inc. · United States

ISSN0890-3344eISSN1552-5732

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.753

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.939

Total Worksi

5,325

Total Citationsi

63,727

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.93

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Human Lactation is an international multi-disciplinary journal that publishes original research, theoretical and conceptual articles, and discussions regarding clinical practice and policy issues relating to breastfeeding and medicine. It aims to provide clinicians, educators, and scholars in the field of lactation with current, quality-based evidence.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications5,325

Publisher OrgSAGE Publishing

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

SAGE Publications Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0890-3344 / 1552-5732

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

120

2.9k

2019

131

2.3k

2020

116

1.2k

2021

109

1.2k

2022

478

2023

231

2024

2025

176

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Obstetrics and GynecologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

NursingObstetrics & GynecologyPediatrics

Scopus Categories

Obstetrics and GynecologyMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Breastfeeding Practices and InfluencesChild Nutrition and Feeding IssuesInfant Nutrition and HealthHuman auditory perception and evaluationChild Nutrition and Water Access

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Human Lactation

Is Journal of Human Lactation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Human Lactation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Human Lactation?

Journal of Human Lactation is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.93.

Is Journal of Human Lactation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Human Lactation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.