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 : Double-blind in abstract phase and single-blind in manuscript phase • Describe criteria used by Reviewers when accepting/declining papers. Was there the opportunity to resubmit articles after revisions? First the abstracts were reviewed once. After the submission of final manuscripts we had a two cycle reviewing process including possibility to resubmit the revisions. The final version was accepted by each reviewer. We had two reviewers per submission in each phase. • Conference submission management system : ExOrdo • Number of submissions received : NGM 149 Scientific abtsract submissions • Number of submissions sent for review : NGM 97 Scientific full papers received and sent for reviewing • Number of submissions accepted : NGM 88 Accepted + keynotes • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100) : NGM 91 % • Average number of reviews per paper : 2 x abstract + 2 x manuscript + possible revised paper review • Total number of reviewers involved : 49 • Any additional info on review process (ie plagiarism check system) : • Contact person for queries : 1. Ville Raasakka Director, international events and education Finnish Association of civil engineers RIL Fredrikinkatu 42, 00100 Helsinki, Finland ville.raasakka@ril.fi +358 50 366 8687 2. Leena Korkiala-Tanttu Associate professor Geoengineering Aalto University School of Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Visiting address: Rakentajanaukio 4 Espoo PO 12100 00076 AALTO Finland leena.korkiala-tanttu@aalto.fi +358 50 312 4775