Peer review declaration

Abstract

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: EasyChair • Number of submissions received: 110 • Number of submissions sent for review: 76 • Number of submissions accepted: 28 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 25.45% • Average number of reviews per paper: 3 • Total number of reviewers involved: 260 • Any additional info on review process o The paper submission shall be through Easy Chair. o At least three independent reviewers will review the paper.o The review will be a double blind peer review process o A maximum of 2-3 papers would be assigned to a single reviewer.o Based on the reviews received, the technical program chair will send the final notification of the acceptance /rejection of the paper.o In case of any contradictory views of reviewers, The TPC chair would invite one more review of the paper to take the decision.o Plagiarism will be checked through Turnitin plagiarism software.The Technical Program Committee (TPC) is responsible for the peer review process.The committee is listed on the website of the conference.• Contact person for queries: Dr. Anil Chaudhary (hodit@skit.ac.in)