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 • Conference submission management system: Authors send their papers to the conference mailbox (icesaet@126.com, managed by Muyi Yin), and all submissions will go through a preliminary review. Papers that out of scope or too short will be rejected outright, papers that in the scope will enter the peer review process. • Number of submissions received: 421 • Number of submissions sent for review: 378 • Number of submissions accepted: 349 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 82.9% • Average number of reviews per paper: 2.1 • Total number of reviewers involved: 30 • Any additional info on review process: Step 1. Selected papers divided into several parts according to their topics. Step 2. Authors names, affiliations and email addresses removed from papers. Step 3. Papers sent to the reviewers who are professional in the related area for peer review. Step 4. Papers sent back to the writer if two reviewers reject the same paper, papers sent for publication if two reviewers accept the same paper, and if two reviewers disagree on the same paper, the paper will be sent to the chief editor for final decision. Step 5. Authors revise their paper according to the reviewers’ comments. • Contact person for queries Muyi Yin Southeast University muyiyin@whu.edu.cn