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Journal of the Institute of Brewing

INST BREWING · United Kingdom

ISSN0046-9750eISSN2050-0416

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.525

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.763

Total Works

8,566

Total Citations

79,436

2yr Mean Citedness

0.75

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of the Institute of Brewing publishes research on the production, analysis, and quality of alcoholic beverages, with a focus on beer, whisky, and spirits like cachaça and gin. It covers topics such as fermentation processes, distillation techniques, raw material utilization, sensory evaluation, and the impact of environmental and processing factors on product characteristics. The journal also addresses sustainability in brewing and distilling, including carbon footprint analysis and the use of alternative ingredients.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications8,566

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

INST BREWING

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0046-9750 / 2050-0416

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Food ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Food Science & Technology

Scopus Categories

Food Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Horticultural and Viticultural ResearchFermentation and Sensory AnalysisWine Industry and TourismHops Chemistry and ApplicationsFood composition and properties