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 • Conference submission management system: Submissions were received through conference e-mail • Number of submissions received: 19 • Number of submissions sent for review: 18 • Number of submissions accepted: 12 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 63% • Average number of reviews per paper: 1 • Total number of reviewers involved: 12 • Any additional info on review process: 1) The submitted manuscripts were collected by the scientific committee for review the format, language and suitability of the conference scope. The review was carried out by one external reviewer. Editors supervised the review process. Reviewer report included such criteria as originality, significance of content, quality of presentation, scientific soundness, interest to the readers, and recommendation for the paper. 2) If there were any discrepancies, the manuscript was sent back to authors through email. Authors were requested to make revisions based on the input given by the reviewer. Authors revised the paper and sent it back to editor for further evaluation. The editors decided the status of paper, accepted or should be send back to reviewer for the second round of review. 3) As the final stage, the submitted papers were then subjected to proofreading, grammar and checking for similarity. Subsequently, all papers were prepared for submission to IOP Conference Series. • Contact person for queries: Name: Eldar Kurbanov Affiliation: Volga State University of Technology Email: kurbanovea@volgatech.net