Committed to the promotion of diversity and equity in all our policies and practices, our aims are:To provide our readers and the international communities of clinicians, educators and scholars working in the field of lactation with current and quality-based evidence, from a broad array of disciplines, including the medical sciences, basic sciences, social sciences and the humanities.To provide student and novice researchers, as well as, researchers whose native language is not English, with expert editorial guidance while preparing their work for publication in JHL.In each issue, the Journal of Human Lactation publishes original research, original theoretical and conceptual articles, discussions of policy and practice issues, and the following special features:Advocacy: A column that discusses a ‘hot’ topic in lactation advocacyAbout Research: A column focused on an in-depth discussion of a different research topic each issueLactation Newsmakers: An interview with a widely-recognized outstanding expert in the field from around the globeResearch Commentary: A brief discussion of the issues raised in a specific research article published in the current issueBook review(s): Reviews written by content experts about relevant new publicationsInternational News Briefs: From major international lactation organizations.