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? YES Type of peer review : To ensure quality and professional ethics a peer review mechanism has been adopted. The reviewers (at least two for each paper) received the manuscript with all the details of the authors and a form, prepared for the conference, with certain fields for comments and recommendations. The authors, at the next step, received anonymous reviews with the following possible recommendations: accept as is/minor revisions/major revisions/reject. The papers were revised by the authors accordingly and then forwarded to the same reviewers for final recommendation. The final decision was taken by the editors. • Conference submission management system: EASY CHAIR • Number of submissions received: 111 • Number of submissions sent for review: 97 • Number of submissions accepted: 30 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 27.03% • Average number of reviews per paper: 2 • Total number of reviewers involved: 72 • Any additional info on review process (ie plagiarism check system): HAS BEEN CHECKED THROUGH TURNITIN • Contact person for queries: DR. AVINASH RAVI RAJA Assistant Professor, greater noida institute of technology, Greater noida, Uttar Pradesh, INDIA E-mail: avinash129@gmail.com, M: +91 9598809859