Peer review declaration

All papers published in this volume of IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science have been peer reviewed through processes administered by the Editors. Reviews were conducted by expert referees to the professional and scientific standards expected of a proceedings journal published by IOP Publishing. • Type of peer review: Single-blind peer review by two independent referees (committee members or external referee) • Conference submission management system: submissions were received and handled via e-mail ( esgap@ortum-publish.ru ) • Number of submissions received: 293 • Number of submissions sent for review: 190 • Number of submissions accepted: 145 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 50% • Average number of reviews per paper: 2 • Total number of reviewers involved: 36 • Any additional info on review process: all the papers were reviewed o by the scientific committee member (normally by the one who moderated the corresponding session or their associates), o by the one of the core editors (or assigned external referee if necessary). • Contact person for queries: o Vyacheslav Kozlov, Dr. of Eng., supervising editor, professor, department of transportation machinery and exploitation technological equipment, Voronezh State Agricultural University n.a. Emperor Peter the First, vyakozlov@yandex.ru o Igor Yudaev, Dr. of Eng., councillor of the board, professor, department of power supply of enterprises and electrical engineering, St. Petersburg State Agrarian University, etsh1965@mail.ru o Valentina Miroshnikova, Cand. of Eng., chief organizer, head of the R&D department, Azov-Black Sea Engineering Institute, mvalentina04@gmail.com