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 review Each paper is distributed to reviewers in which the reviewers know the names of the authors yet the authors do not know. The reviewed papers were sent to the authors through their personal account and they have to send them back to the organizers using their account as well. A second round review will take place if necessary. • Describe criteria used by Reviewers when accepting/declining papers. Was there the opportunity to resubmit articles after revisions? First thing the reviewers take into account is whether the scope of the papers they analyze meet that of the intended publisher. Following the process, the reviewers should make sure that the papers meet the standards of international publications in terms of both content and references. Authors are given three decisions; accepted, revision required, and rejected. Once their paper(s) is rejected, the do not have an opportunity to resubmit it. If they need to revise their paper(s) and is not able to submit the revised paper prior to the deadline, they are considered withdrawing their paper. • Conference submission management system: Konfrenzi Automatic Conference System • Number of submissions received: 1092 • Number of submissions sent for review: 852 • Number of submissions accepted: 631 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 1092/631 x 100 = 68.9% • Average number of reviews per paper: 15 • Total number of reviewers involved: 52 • Any additional info on review process (ie plagiarism check system): None • Contact person for queries: ade_gaffar@upi.edu