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Editorial Board |Editorial & Publications Committee
Master Brewers is dedicated to the concept of United We Brew™ with the mission of leveraging the collective resources of the brewing community to provide brewing education and technical information that helps improve the processes and products of our members. Our Technical Quarterly (TQ) journal
aids in this pursuit by disseminating vital knowledge in brewing science, technology, and operations to our members and the wider industry. We invite you to submit an article to TQ to contribute to our efforts and
help all of us improve our brewing and our beers.
Stand Out by Publishing in
Technical Quarterly
Gain recognition in the brewing community and give back to your industry by publishing in the Master Brewers
Technical Quarterly (TQ) journal. Share your knowledge on a topic you know well with our members and the broader community in a short and highly focused article.
Our TQ editorial board aims to make contributing easy. Simply
contact the editor-in-chief
with your article idea and Master Brewers staff will work with you to develop that idea into a published article.
There are no publication fees! All authors will receive a free PDF of their published article for personal or professional use and can cite it as a reference.
Submit Your Idea
Journal Scope
Master Brewers is dedicated to understanding, improving, and communicating the technology of brewing.
Technical Quarterly articles are relevant to the brewing, malting, and associated industries and usually have a technological focus. Any topic of interest to the brewing community can appear in our journal. TQ authors know the industry well, and we welcome submissions from both experienced and emerging authors.
Who reads TQ?
Technical Quarterly is complimentary to members as a benefit of membership. Institutional organizations can also purchase individual articles or subscribe. Articles are applicable to professionals in the brewing, malting, and associated industries who work in production, engineering, quality control, research, packaging and material handling, maintenance, and administration. It is also relevant to brewmasters, brewing students, apprentices, and suppliers, among others.
How Does My Work Fit In?
So much of our knowledge in the brewing industry comes from talking with one another and sharing our expertise. Taking the next step to transform a discussion into a TQ article helps the industry move forward by allowing our knowledge to be referenced and made searchable. By contributing an article, you are benefiting the entire brewing community by widely sharing your experience. If you are knowledgeable about brewing—even if you are an inexperienced author—we want to hear from you!
Article Formats
The following are common article types from
TQ that you can pursue. We always welcome suggestions of new formats for consideration!
Best Practice Techniques
| This type of article provides a solution to a specific problem in a brewing operation, including associated costs and benefits. Any aspect of day-to-day brewing operations
is fair grist for the mill.
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| Briefs | Briefs are short reports on trending topic areas. They report findings and recommendations relevant to the brewing industry. The significance and application within a brewing operation should be clearly stated.
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| Case Studies | A case study is a real-world examination of a specific situation or event suitable for helping the brewing community.
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Insights | Consider a problem of general interest, such as a recent development in technology, legislation, or public policy, and the resulting impact on brewing industry operations.
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| Interviews | Suggest someone in the industry for us (or you) to interview who you would like to gain more insight from.
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Letters to the Editor
| Letters can correct errors, provide supporting or differing points of view, or clarify or supplement material previously published in TQ.
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Mini-Reviews
| Mini-reviews are short papers that highlight recent and significant developments in important topic areas; they do not provide comprehensive or exhaustive coverage. A mini-review is presented in the context of a previously published article, and it focuses on the current situation.
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Original Research
| See detailed guidelines for submitting these formal, academic papers available for peer review. Review and publication are prompt, and these articles are specifically identified as peer-reviewed on the first page.
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Papers Published Elsewhere | TQ accepts content from previously published sources outside Master Brewers (with all necessary permissions).
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| Presentation-Derived Articles | We thank you for all of the effort you put into your recent meeting presentation, and we can help you turn your hard work into an article that gains broader recognition to benefit a wider audience .
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Review Articles
| Review articles analyze and summarize important topics and are understandable to nonspecialists. A review article provides a one-stop repository of technology-based findings and includes thorough references.
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Supplier Perspective
| Suppliers provide great insights into the equipment and resources used in brewing. These articles highlight emerging technologies.
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Submission Process
To begin the process, simply contact Editor-in-Chief
John Palmer with your article idea.
Submit Your Idea
