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. Two reviewers per submission in each phase. • Conference submission management system: ExOrdo • Number of submissions received: BSGC 92 Scientific submissions • Number of submissions sent for review: BSGC 52 Scientific full papers received and sent for reviewing • Number of submissions accepted: BSGC 51 papers Accepted • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): BSGC 98 % • Average number of reviews per paper: 2 x abstract + 2 x manuscript + possible revised paper review • Total number of reviewers involved: 22 reviewers • 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. Juho Mansikkamaki Expert Dr.Sc. Tampere University Faculty of Built Environment Civil Engineering Korkeakoulunkatu 5 (33720 Tampere) PL 600, 33014 Tampereen yliopisto Finland juho.mansikkamaki@tuni.fi +358 40 756 3506