Journal profile · Food Science & Technology
Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
ISSN 1322-7130 · eISSN 1755-0238 · Wiley-Blackwell · AUSTRALIA · Tri-annual · Founded 1995
Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.29; fully open access; APC about USD 1,610; median 135 days to acceptance (58 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Horticultural and Viticultural Research, Fermentation and Sensory Analysis and Wine Industry and Tourism, together about 66.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research is a leading international publication for research in viticulture and oenology. We search the globe to bring the latest and most significant scientific research in these fields onto one platform, with the aim of fostering excellence. For two decades, the AJGWR has been inspiring grape growers, viticulturists and winemakers to improve their practices based on the latest science and shared insights. The journal publishes original research and review articles in all areas of viticulture and oenology. This includes issues relating to wine, table and drying grape production; grapevine and rootstock biology, genetics, diseases and improvement; viticultural practices; juice and wine production technologies; vine and wine microbiology; effects of processing, packaging and inputs on wine composition (quality); wine chemistry; sensory science and consumer preferences; and environmental impacts of grape and wine production. Research related to other fermented or distilled beverages may also be considered.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Food Science & Technology
Editor-in-chief Stefano PoniPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named Australia 20, Italy 4, United States 3, France 2, New Zealand 2 (35 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Horticultural and Viticultural ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences31.8%
- Fermentation and Sensory AnalysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences26.7%
- Wine Industry and TourismBusiness, Management and Accounting8%
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon DynamicsEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Phytochemicals and Antioxidant ActivitiesMedicine4.2%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.8%
- Plant biochemistry and biosynthesisBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Horticulture | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Horticulture | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Horticulture | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Food Science & Technology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceINSPECCASPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 3.29LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.03LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 108OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 878OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 28Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 238,309Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,266 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 32 | 5 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 63 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 192 |
| 2023 | 33 | 33 | 231 |
| 2022 | 49 | 49 | 649 |
| 2021 | 67 | 52 | 884 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
135 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 91 days – 177 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 35 days (58 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 177 days
- Sample
- 58 articles with submission and acceptance dates (60 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 45%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 45%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 36 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 118 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 28 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,610 / GBP 1,180 / EUR 1,400 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,460 / EUR 1,270 / GBP 1,070 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Cover letter
- Optional
Article types accepted4
- editorialAustralian Journal of Grape and Wine Research publishes the following types of submissions: Review Article Editorial Research Article Letter to the EditorLength not stated
- letter to the editorAustralian Journal of Grape and Wine Research publishes the following types of submissions: Review Article Editorial Research Article Letter to the EditorLength not stated
- research articleAustralian Journal of Grape and Wine Research publishes the following types of submissions: Review Article Editorial Research Article Letter to the EditorLength not stated
- review articleAustralian Journal of Grape and Wine Research publishes the following types of submissions: Review Article Editorial Research Article Letter to the EditorLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving
- AI use Disclosing the use of Artificial Intelligence
If you or your co-authors have used Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) to develop any portion of a manuscript, their use must be described transparently and in detail in the Methods section. You can read Wiley’s AI policy in full in the Best Practices Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship
Free format submission offered Model summary
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. You can review the Authorship section of Wiley’s Best Practice Guidelines on Research Integrity and Publishing Ethics for Wiley’s definition of authorship.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
When submitting your manuscript, you should disclose any potential conflicts of interests (also referred to as “competing interests”) that might appear to affect your or your co-authors' ability to present work objectively. Potential conflicts of interest come in many forms and may include financial (for example, patent ownership, stock ownership, research funding, consultancies, or speaker’s fees…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing
Data availability statement required Model summary
This journal encourages data sharing. You can learn more about data sharing in Wiley’s Data Sharing Policies resource.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics COPE
This journal follows the core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and handles cases of research and publication misconduct accordingly (https://publicationethics.org/core-practices). Any concerns about research practices (e.g. plagiarism, data manipulation, and image manipulation) raised via the use of screening software, editors, peer reviewers or third parties will be followe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
Open access with CC license Model summary
If you have included excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties, all sources must be credited within the manuscript. At minimum, the title and author should be provided. You are responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce the material "in print and other media" from the publisher of the original source and for supplying Wiley with that permission upon submission. For more…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
This is an open access journal. Submissions will be subject to an Article Publication Charge (APC) if accepted and published in the journal. Please read more about APCs and whether you may be eligible for waivers or discounts through your institution, your funder, or a country waiver at Wiley Author Services.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Model
Peer review model: single-anonymized Model summary
We follow a single-anonymized peer review model, for applicable article types. Except where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed by at least two anonymous reviewers. Papers authored by Editors or Editorial Board members of the title, will be sent to Editors unaffiliated with the author or institution and monitored carefully to ensure there is no peer review bias. Australian Journal of G…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy: preprint submissions accepted Model summary
This journal accepts submissions previously published on preprint servers. You will be asked to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article. You may also post the final published version of the article immediately after publication. You can review Wiley’s general preprint policy to learn more.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Self-Archiving definitions and policies
Self-archiving allowed under specific conditions Model summary
This journal’s standard copyright agreement allows for self-archiving of different versions of the article under specific conditions. You can learn more by reading Wiley’s self-archiving policy.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- Founded
- 1995
- ISSN
- 1322-7130
- Electronic ISSN
- 1755-0238
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research
What CAS zone is Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Food Science & Technology / Horticulture. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.29; CiteScore 6.5, h-index 108.
How long does peer review take at Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 58 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 135 days (interquartile range 91–177 days); authors report an average review time of over 24 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 45% (2025). Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Cover letter: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research based?
Of the 35 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Australia (20), Italy (4) and United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, INSPEC and CAS; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research open access, and what is the APC?
Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,610.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .