​Focus Issue Editors: Brian Faivre, New Realm Brewing; Yin Li, Malteurop Malting Company; and Travis Audet, BruWell Consulting

Editor-in-Chief: John Palmer
 

Scope

A brewer's job involves monitoring measurement systems and looking for deviations. Computers, digital technology, and machine learning can greatly save labor by constantly monitoring raw materials, malting processes​, brewery operations, packaging, etc. and alerting us to potential problems.

The editors of the Technical Quarterly are calling for original research, reviews, best practices, and essays for publication in the 2023 4th Quarter Focus Issue regarding your experiences in imagining and implementing these sorts of systems in your brewery and the pros and cons of utilizing these technologies. Article proposals are requested by November 13 and initial drafts/outlines are due by November 27, 2023. Final drafts are due by December 11, 2023.

We invite you to submit article proposals, outlines, and/or drafts to Focus Issue Guest Editors Brian Faivre, Yin Li, and Travis Audet​ ​or to TQ Editor-in-Chief John Palmer. Generally, we are looking for articles that are 2,000–5,000 words, although shorter and longer articles are acceptable with quality content. Each submission should include a title, an abstract (summary, max. 100 words), and a short author biography (max. 100 words).

Final Submission Deadline: December 11, 2023​

Author Guidelines​

All article types are encouraged for this issue. TQ has a dozen ways for you to share your latest research and advances in grains and malting with the Master Brewers community. Please refer to TQ’s Author Guidelines for more information.

Contact John Palmer, TQ Editor-in-Chief, with your article idea. He and the Focus Issue Editors can help you refine it.

Author Benefits

A focus issue offers significant benefits to authors, helping to raise their profile in the industry. A single-topic issue gives Master Brewers members an opportunity to publish alongside the related work of peers to highlight progress in the focus area. The upcoming TQ Focus Issue will be widely promoted and is expected to be highly read, giving authors maximum exposure. Articles receive DOIs and will be submitted to Crossref, allowing citation connectivity with other journals.

For more information about the scope of the issue or to submit your article, please contact John Palmer, TQ Editor-in-Chief.

​Interested in submitting?

Email ​John Palmer at tqeditor@mbaa.com​​.​​​