Reach the Target Audience For Your Products and Services With Us, Clinical Lactation
Looking for more ways to contact potential customers?
Want to showcase your product or service in the perfect venue?
Then take advantage of a great marketing opportunity in a new journal from the United States Lactation Consultant Association.
Clinical Lactation is the official journal of the U.S. Lactation Consultant Association. Published quarterly and distributed to over 2,000 lactation consultants and healthcare providers, this print and digital journal places your products or services in front of an audience that is most likely to use or recommend them. As breastfeeding rates continue to climb, make sure that mothers and healthcare providers have access to the products and services that they may need to reach maternal and national breastfeeding goals.
Clinical Lactation is a practical journal that presents articles designed to enhance the health professional's ability to improve lactation care and services. The journal's practical applications represent an important resource for lactation consultants, nurses, and midwives and is a well-respected venue for you to showcase your products and services.
Please read the enclosed Advertising Prospectus for all the details of a distinct and exceptional means of reaching a desired customer base that is actively seeking better approaches to enhancing the breastfeeding experience of the mothers they serve.
The Board of Directors of the United States Lactation Consultant Association welcomes your participation in improving lactation care and services for all breastfeeding mothers.
Clinical Lactation Print Advertising Guidelines
Clinical Lactation is written specifically to provide practical approaches and interventions to aid clinicians in support of breastfeeding families. It is packed with up-to-date information about issues, trends, programs, policy, practice and education.
The publication schedule for this journal has changed to two combined issues per year.
| 2026 Issue 1 Volume 17-1&2 |
2026 Issue 2 Volume 17-3&4 |
2027 Issue 3 Volume 18-1&2 |
2027 Issue 4 Volume 18-3&4 |
2028 Issues |
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| Space Close | 4/06/26 | 10/05/26 | 4/05/27 | 10/05/27 | TBD |
| Art Due | 4/15/26 | 10/15/26 | 4/15/27 | 10/15/27 | TBD |
| Street Date | 5/15/26 | 11/16/26 | 5/17/27 | 11/15/27 | TBD |
| 1 Issue (Cost per Issue) |
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| Inside Front Cover | $1,320 | $1,210 |
| Inside Back Cover | $1,320 | $1,210 |
| Back Cover | $1,495 | $1,320 |
| Full Page | $1,155 | $1,100 |
| Half Page | $860 | $740 |
| Quarter Page | $660 | $605 |
| 1 Issue (Cost per Issue) |
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| Full Page | $1,045 | $990 |
| Half Page | $720 | $690 |
| Quarter Page | $540 | $500 |
Clinical Lactation Online Advertising Guidelines
Clinicallactation.org is the online resource for the digital edition of the journal. Each issue's articles are posted approximately 3 weeks before the print edition is distributed. USLCA members as well as other interested professionals and the public may freely access the full text of each article, which can be read online or downloaded and saved for offline viewing. The digital edition provides your advertising message with targeted visibility!
| Full Rate |
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| Leaderboards/eTOC | $799/month |
| Size | Full Rate |
Height |
| Leaderboards | 728 px | 90 px |
Submission
Ad materials should be e-mailed to abennie@springerpub.com maintaining the following guidelines:
- PDF files preferred. GIF, JPG, TIFF, and EPS file formats also accepted.
- Maximum File Size: 6Ok
- All fonts and logos embedded.
- All color artwork must by CMYK.
Reporting: Impressions, click-through rate, and total clicks provided upon request.
Terms and Conditions
Insertion orders must be received 3 weeks prior to closing. Cancellations are accepted 15 days prior to closing. The agency commission is 15%.
Advertisers appearing in Clinical Lactation must comply with the International Code of Marketing Breast-Milk Substitutes as well as current \VHA resolutions. All advertisements are subject to review and approval by the United States Lactation Consultants Association which reserves the right to reject or discontinue any advertisement. For a complete list of the USLCA' s advertising policy, visit www.uslca.org.
| Size | Full Rate |
Height |
| Cover Positions | 8.75" | 11.25" |
| Full Page Trim Size Image Area Bleed |
8.5" 7.5" 8.75" |
11" 9.5" 11.25" |
| Half Page Horizantal Vertical |
6.875" 3.375" |
4.625" 3.375" |
| Quarter Page | 3.375" | 4.625" |
