The January 2018 issue of the Clearinghouse’s quarterly research digest provides abstracts of articles from the peer-reviewed literature on male circumcision, with a focus on voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) for HIV prevention. This issue covers articles published from 1 October to 31 December 2017. Links are provided to the full text of articles that are open access. For additional information on VMMC, search the GPC’s Resource Library.