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: Open peer review by the multidisciplinary editorial team. • Conference submission management system: submissions were received and handled via e-mail and social media (vkontakte.ru) • Number of submissions received: 113 (including non-academic manuscripts and art projects) • Number of submissions sent for review: 45 • Number of submissions accepted: 38 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 40% • Average number of reviews per paper: 2 • Total number of reviewers involved: 7 Any additional info on review process: editorial team was comprised of the program committee and representatives of the co-organizers Contact person for queries: Natalia I. Kozhukhova, secretary of editorial board, associate professor, Department of Materials Science of Belgorod State Technical University n.a. Shukhov, kozhuhovanata@yandex.ru