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,  wellbeing and technology of lactating animals and the foods they produce.
​Our aspiration is to become the lead Journal in our field

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 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 If you have difficulty accessing your account there is help 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. There is more information about the Editorial Office here

Our JDR

The JDR Newsletter is distributed to members of the Community approximately four times each year, with additional bulletins as required. Our JDR can also be accessed online here 

Using the JDR Community website

We try to ensure that the website is simple to use. Most pages are public access, but some are restricted. Individual manuscript pages can only be accessed by the authors, EBM and Peer Reviewers. Access is via the drop-down "My account" menu and there is help here

Data privacy

Read our Data Protection Notice here