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.iceeep.org/• Number of submissions received: 223• Number of submissions sent for review: 215• Number of submissions accepted: 120• Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): Approximately 53.8%• Average number of reviews per paper: 4• Total number of reviewers involved: 933Any additional info on review process: After preview by editorial assistant, 215 papers were sent for peer reviews, 933 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: Name : Ms. Jiajia MoAffiliation: Wuhan Zhiming Cultural Communication Co., Ltd.Email : secretary@iceeep.org