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: There are 4 editors, each for one topic area. According to the abstract, the editors will assess the suitability of the manuscript for the conference. The full manuscript is sent to two/three reviewers. According to the reviewers’ reports and the editor’s comments, the author makes corrections or additions. • Number of submissions received: 27 • Number of submissions sent for review: 24 • Number of submissions accepted: 23 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted/Number of Submissions Received X 100): 85 • Average number of reviews per paper: 2.3 • Total number of reviewers involved: 49 • Any additional info on review process: The novelty of the article and its impact on the field are the main aspects we consider. We evaluate whether the methodology used is appropriate. We also assess whether the exact technical specifications of the study materials and equipment are described, we consider the adequacy of the sample size and the quality of the figures. We assess whether the findings in the manuscript are aptly supplemented by the supplementary section and whether the authors have followed the submission guidelines. We consider whether the results or the proposed methodology have some potential broader applicability or relevance. We pay attention to the results and whether they have been discussed with other similar published studies. • Contact person for queries: Name: Martin Nejedlik Affiliation: Reseach Institute for Building Materials, Brno, Czech Republic Email: nejedlik@vustah.cz