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• Describe criteria used by Reviewers when accepting/declining papers. Was there the opportunity to resubmit articles after revisions? The reviewers used the conference review form to provide their comments and suggestions on the manuscripts. The Authors were asked to revise their original manuscripts in alignment with the reviewers’ comments and suggestions for publication. An opportunity will be given to the authors to resubmit their manuscripts after revisions.• Conference submission management system: http://www.academicconf.com/Identity/Account/Login?confName=NEFES2020• Number of submissions received: 216• Number of submissions sent for review: 155• Number of submissions accepted: 85• Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 39%• Average number of reviews per paper: 2• Total number of reviewers involved: 190• Any additional info on review process (ie plagiarism check system): The conference uses iThenticate to check plagiarism and before sending the manuscripts to the publisher, plagiarism of manuscripts will be checked again.• Contact person for queries: Dr. Grigorios L. Kyriakopoulosgregkyr@chemeng.ntua.grSchool of Electrical and Computer Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece.