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: Double-blind • Conference submission management system: Easy Chair and our own online Submission system • Number of submissions received: 292 • Number of submissions sent for review: 280 • Number of submissions accepted: 86 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 30% • Average number of reviews per paper: 6 • Total number of reviewers involved: 3 • Any additional info on review process: The pre-screening process is led by the Review Committee Head and is focused on the following metrics: Conference Scope, Technical English, Paper Quality, and Similarity Index. Reviewers will be chosen based on the consistency of their analysis and their previous review experience. All of the papers obtained will be reviewed for plagiarism using the crosscheck iThenticate method. The papers will be allocated to reviewers by the technical committee, with each reviewer receiving a maximum of six papers. Acceptance will be based on the recommendations of two reviewers. • Contact person for queries: Dr. K. Geetha kgeetha.jctcet@gmail.com