Peer review declaration

All papers published in this volume of IOP Conference Series: Materials Science & 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. All articles (493) had not been sent to the reviewers when they were submitted, and the review process had been completed in 2 rounds. In the 1 st round, the articles were evaluated by means of their originality and suitability. These selected 413 articles were taken under consideration and sent to the reviewers. • Conference submission management system: On-line submission system of WMCAUS was used for the submission of the articles. However, the review process was managed by sending the articles to the reviewers by e-mail accounts of the editorial office (editor@wmcaus.org). The chairmen (Prof.Dr. Marian Marschalko, Prof.Dr. Isik Yilmaz, Prof.Dr. Marian Drusa) were responsible for the review process. • Number of submissions received: 493 • Number of submissions sent for review: 413 • Number of submissions accepted: 342 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 69% • Average number of reviews per paper: 2 • Total number of reviewers involved: 184 • Any additional info on review process: No • Contact person for queries: Marian Marschalko, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava marian.marschalko@vsb.cz Isik Yilmaz, Cumhuriyet University iyilmaz@cumhuriyet.edu.tr