Peer review declaration

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: Single-blind peer review by two committee members • Conference submission management system: submissions were received and handled via e-mail • Number of submissions received: 129 • Number of submissions sent for review: 118 • Number of submissions accepted: 84 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 65% • Average number of reviews per paper: 2 • Total number of reviewers involved: 26 • Any additional info on review process: all the papers were reviewed ○ by the review coordinator or one of his affiliates (co-editors or secretaries if the papers is within the field of expertise); ○ by two independent referees chosen from the members of the programme committee (or their affiliates); ○ the volume comprised of accepted papers vas edited and proofread by the editors. • Contact person for queries: Vadim Skiba, review coordinator, cand. of eng., secretary of the editorial board of the international journal “Processing of metals (technology, equipment and tools)”, Novosibirsk State Technical University, skiba@corp.nstu.ru