Journal of Dairy Research:
​​the international lactation sciences journal

JDR is an international, peer-reviewed Journal that publishes original scientific research on all aspects of the biology and technology of lactating animals and the foods they produce. Our aspiration is to become the lead Journal in our field

We hope you will publish your research with us

You can prepare and submit your manuscript here

The Journal

JDR is published by Cambridge University Press. To view current online articles and all published issues of the Journal, visit Cambridge Journals online

The Journal's scope 

JDR is an authoritative international peer-reviewed Journal focused on the lactation sciences. We interpret lactation broadly.The remit covers the dairy foods chain:
  • Feed input
  • Biology of lactating animals
  • Biology of the mammary gland
  • Milk quality
  • Technology of processed dairy foods
  • Consumers

JDR's ability to cover the entire dairy foods chain is a major strength.

In its core interests of the mammary gland and milk, JDR embraces a broad multidisciplinarity across all mammalian species. We welcome research related to human lactation and lactation in other non-dairy species, in addition to dairy species.

Publishing in JDR

Online manuscript submission is available in our JDR-prep pages here

Joining the JDR community

JDR relies on scientists like yourself for its success as a publisher of high quality research. By registering with JDR you will have access to track your submitted manuscript, you will be able to participate in Peer Review and you can apply to join our Editorial Board. Register here

Ownership and Editorial

JDR is part-owned by the Hannah Dairy Research Foundation. Proceeds are used to fund research studentships in the lactation sciences. The Journal is edited by Prof Chris Knight, University of Copenhagen.