Peer review declaration

Abstract

All papers published in this volume of IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 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:http://papersub.pmsconf.org/• Number of submissions received:91• Number of submissions sent for review:85• Number of submissions accepted:52• Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100):Approximately 57.1%• Average number of reviews per paper:3• Total number of reviewers involved:256• Any additional info on review process:After preview by editorial assistant, 85 papers were sent for peer reviews, 256 reviewers were involved in the process, and review process for each paper took around 1 month. The decision to accept or reject was based on the reviewers’ comments. If differences of opinion occurred between reviewers, the editors weighed all comments and arrived at a balanced decision based on all comments, or a second round of peer review was initiated.• Contact person for queries:Ms. Lily GongAssociation for Science and Engineering, ChinaSecretary@iwegconf.org