Peer review declaration

XXIX Russian-Polish-Slovak Seminar Theoretical Foundation of Civil Engineering All papers published in this volume of IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 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 • Describe criteria used by Reviewers when accepting/declining papers. Was there the opportunity to resubmit articles after revisions? Articles were rejected if they were not within the scope of the conference and if, according to reviewers or editors, their quality was low. There was no opportunity to resubmit articles after declining decision and there was obligation to resubmit corrected articles if reviewers decision was minor or major revision. • Conference submission management system: e-mail • Number of submissions received: 134 • Number of submissions sent for review: 119 • Number of submissions accepted: 106 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 79,1% • Average number of reviews per paper: 2 • Total number of reviewers involved: 86 • Any additional info on review process (ie plagiarism check system): -each reviewer obtained a review form to fill up. • Contact person for queries: Jacek Grosel, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, jacek.grosel@pwr.edu.pl