We would like to announce the publication of the article ‘Best Practice Guidelines for Cetacean Tagging’ in the Journal of Cetacean Research and Management (JCRM): Andrews, R.D., Baird, R.W., Calambokidis, J., Goertz, C.E., Gulland, F.M.D., Heide-Jørgensen, M.P., Hooker, S.K., Johnson, M., Mate, B., Mitani, Y., Nowacek, D.P., Owen, K., Quakenbush, L.T., Raverty, S.A., Robbins, J., Schorr, G.S., Shpak, O.V., Townsend, F.I.Jr., Uhart, M.M., Wells, R.S. and Zerbini, A.N. 2019. Best Practice Guidelines for Cetacean Tagging. J. Cetacean Res. Manage. 20:27–66. The article provides best practice recommendations for cetacean tag design, deployment and follow-up assessment of tagged individuals. It was compiled by 21 biologists and veterinarians from nine different countries. We hope that the guidelines will serve as a global resource to assist tag users, veterinarians, ethics committees and regulatory agency staff in the implementation of high standards of practice, and to promote the training of specialists in this area. The recommended guidelines were endorsed by the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission at the May 2019 meeting. The article can be downloaded from the website for volume 20 of JCRM: https://archive.iwc.int/?r=9654 It can also be found at: www.cetaceantagging.info