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: Single-blind• Describe criteria used by Reviewers when accepting/declining papers. - Scientific novelty.- Technical correctness.- Quality of figures and tables.- Proper literature survey.- Interpretation of presented data.- Language. Was there the opportunity to resubmit articles after revisions? Yes, there was.• Conference submission management system: http://shea.bsu.edu.ru/shea/2020/pub/• Number of submissions received: 71• Number of submissions sent for review: 71• Number of submissions accepted: 65• Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 91 %• Average number of reviews per paper: 2• Total number of reviewers involved: 43• Any additional info on review process: - Each reviewer confirmed no conflict of interest with the authors.- Each reviewer was assigned in accordance with his scientific background.• Contact person for queries: tikhonova@bsu.edu.ru Tikhonova Marina PhD, Head of Department of Materials Science and Nanotechnology, Senior Research Associate Laboratory of Mechanical Properties of Nanoscale Materials and Superalloys, Belgorod State National Research University