New Insights into Artisanal and Traditional Beverages

Dear Colleagues,

Many communities worldwide produce and consume traditional beverages that are distinctive and historically important to local people. While the quality of some of these beverages has improved, meaning that they can be purchased in supermarkets, many more are consumed in the locality where they are produced. Common features include a short shelf life and an artisanal method of production. The abundance of these types of beverage, which are sometimes promoted as having beneficial health effects, has the potential to help sustain food security globally if modern methods are deployed to progress them from field to cup. More importantly, quality improvement in these types of beverages, which can lead to increased consumption, could help in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of Zero Hunger and Good Health and Well-Being.

This Special Issue will showcase recent innovative research on traditional and artisanal beverages. Advances in metagenomics, product formulation, processing methods, compound abundance, volatiles, and probiotic or other health benefits will be highlighted. The types of papers that we will accept include original research articles and review papers.

Dr. Ogueri Nwaiwu
Dr. Helen Onyeaka
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Beverages is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• chemistry, biochemistry, and biotechnology
• microbiology and molecular biology
• metagenomics and metabolomics
• shelf life and health potential
• new product development
• sustainability and/or life cycle analysis
• volatile and metabolite abundance
• product and process quality improvement
• sensory analysis
• terroir effects or influence