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 • Describe criteria used by Reviewers when accepting/declining papers. Was there the opportunity to resubmit articles after revisions? ∘ Does the paper contain relevant scientific findings suitable for a conference proceeding? ∘ Is there an adequate number of references to support the statements given in the paper? ∘ Is the presentation of the results logical and comprehensible? ∘ Do figures and tables contain relevant information and is their quality appropriate? ∘ Do the wording and grammar meet our standard? ∘ There was the opportunity to resubmit articles after revisions. • Conference submission management system : ∘ Upload via conference website • Number of submissions received : ∘ 37 • Number of submissions sent for review : ∘ 35 • Number of submissions accepted : ∘ 34 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100) : ∘ 97% • Average number of reviews per paper : ∘ 2 • Total number of reviewers involved : ∘ 30 • Any additional info on review process (ie plagiarism check system) : • Contact person for queries : ∘ Nadja Berndt: nadja.berndt@mb.tu-chemnitz.de