Journal profile · AGRONOMY
Sugar Tech
ISSN 0972-1525 · eISSN 0974-0740 · Springer India · INDIA · 6 issues per year · Founded 1999
Sugar Tech: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.87; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,190; median 107 days to acceptance (98 articles, last 24 months); 180 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Sugar Tech is published by Springer India and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing, Biofuel production and bioconversion and Natural Products and Biological Research, together about 51.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Sugar Tech is planned with every aim and objectives to provide a high-profile and updated research publications, comments and reviews on the most innovative, original and rigorous development in agriculture technologies for better crop improvement and production of sugar crops (sugarcane, sugar beet, sweet sorghum, Stevia, palm sugar, etc), sugar processing, bioethanol production, bioenergy, value addition and by-products. Inter-disciplinary studies of fundamental problems on the subjects are also given high priority. Thus, in addition to its full length and short papers on original research, the journal also covers regular feature articles, reviews, comments, scientific correspondence, etc. Sugar Tech promotes United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): AGRONOMY
Editor-in-chief G. P. RaoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 11%); most named India 19, Mainland China 5, Thailand 5, Brazil 2, Türkiye 2 (45 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Sugarcane Cultivation and ProcessingAgricultural and Biological Sciences31%
- Biofuel production and bioconversionEngineering10.7%
- Natural Products and Biological ResearchMedicine9.8%
- Rice Cultivation and Yield ImprovementAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.8%
- Plant tissue culture and regenerationBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.6%
- Genetics and Plant BreedingAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.8%
- Plant Pathogenic Bacteria StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.7%
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolismAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Agronomy | Zone 3 |
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 | Agronomy | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 1.87LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.84LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 923OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 5.66%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 177LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 222,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,383 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 116 | 19 | 27 |
| 2025 | 180 | 15 | 304 |
| 2024 | 180 | 18 | 868 |
| 2023 | 108 | 13 | 623 |
| 2022 | 161 | 29 | 1,688 |
| 2021 | 154 | 26 | 2,113 |
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
107 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 78 days – 146 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (98 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 141 days
- Sample
- 98 articles with submission and acceptance dates (337 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
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted8
- invited reviewsInvited reviews Authors interested in writing a review article should contact the Editor-in-Chief in advance by submitting a summary of the intended manuscript.Length not stated
- letterInvited reviews Authors interested in writing a review article should contact the Editor-in-Chief in advance by submitting a summary of the intended manuscript.…Length not stated
- original paperInvited reviews Authors interested in writing a review article should contact the Editor-in-Chief in advance by submitting a summary of the intended manuscript.…Length not stated
- original papersOriginal Papers Original papers should not exceed 25 double-spaced pages with 2.5 cm margins including tables and figures.Length not stated
- reviewInvited reviews Authors interested in writing a review article should contact the Editor-in-Chief in advance by submitting a summary of the intended manuscript.…Length not stated
- review articleInvited reviews Authors interested in writing a review article should contact the Editor-in-Chief in advance by submitting a summary of the intended manuscript.…Length not stated
- short communicationInvited reviews Authors interested in writing a review article should contact the Editor-in-Chief in advance by submitting a summary of the intended manuscript.…Length not stated
- short communicationsShort Communications Short Communications should not exceed 10 double-spaced pages with 2.5 cm margins including tables and figures.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Generative AI Images
AI/LLM use: LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria; use must be documented in Methods; AI-assisted copy editing need not be declared. Model summary
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author Contributions Statement
Authors are expected to provide a short description of the contributions made by each listed author. This too will be published in a separate section after the Conflict of Interest statement. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
Conflict of interest: all listed authors must declare financial or non-financial interests in writing upon submission. Model summary
Conflicts may be financial, academic, commercial, political or personal. Financial interests may include employment, research funding (received or pending), stock or share ownership, patents, payment for lectures or travel, consultancies, nonfinancial support, or any fiduciary interest in a company. Authors must declare all such interests (or their absence) in writing upon submission of a manuscri…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data transparency: authors should ensure data, materials, software and code support published claims; journals may have individual data-sharing policies. Model summary
All authors are requested to make sure that all data and materials as well as software application or custom code support their published claims and comply with field standards. Please note that journals may have individual policies on (sharing) research data in concordance with disciplinary norms and expectations.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Sugar Tech, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Authors may suggest or exclude reviewers; suggested reviewers must be independent and institutional email addresses are required. Model summary
Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts. When suggesting reviewers, authors should make sure they are totally independent and not connected to the work in any way.
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
- Springer India
- Country or region
- INDIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- Founded
- 1999
- ISSN
- 0972-1525
- Electronic ISSN
- 0974-0740
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 28, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Sugar Tech
What CAS zone is Sugar Tech in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Sugar Tech is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Agronomy. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Sugar Tech?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.87; CiteScore 5, h-index 60.
How long does peer review take at Sugar Tech?
Based on the dates recorded on 98 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 107 days (interquartile range 78–146 days). 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 Sugar Tech?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: 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 Sugar Tech based?
Of the 45 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 11%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (19), Mainland China (5) and Thailand (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Sugar Tech?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Sugar Tech is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Sugar Tech open access, and what is the APC?
Sugar Tech is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,190.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .