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 The single-blind peer-review method was used for the peer-review process. • Conference submission management system: The papers are emailed to the Secretariat and managed internally. • Number of submissions received: 21 • Number of submissions sent for review: 21 • Number of submissions accepted: 17 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted/Number of Submissions Received × 100): 81% • Average number of reviews per paper: 2 • Total number of reviewers involved: 26 • Any additional info on review process: List of Secretariat stage, Scientific Committee stage, Adjudicator are available in this pdf.