Peer review declaration

Abstract

All papers published in this volume of Journal of Physics: Conference Series 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: AIS Electronic Submission System • Number of submissions received: 442 • Number of submissions sent for review: 435 • Number of submissions accepted: 233 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 52.7% • Average number of reviews per paper: 2 • Total number of reviewers involved: 80 • Any additional info on review process: Step 1. Each of selected paper will be reviewed by two/three professional experts in the related subject area. Step 2. Review Reports received from the experts will be judged by one of the editors either Review Reports are logical or not? Step 3. If not logical, then editor can assign new reviewer or can also judge at his/her own. Step 4. If logical, then Review Reports will be sent to authors to modify the manuscript accordingly. Step 5. Authors will be required to revise their papers according to the points raised. Step 6. Revised version will then be evaluated by the editor for the incorporation of the points raised by the reviewers. Step 7. Then the editor will send the revised manuscript to the reviewers again for re-evaluation. Step 8. If the reviewers approve the revise version of the manuscript, then will be accepted for publication. • Contact person for queries: Yunqiu He, Tongji University, yunqiuhe@aliyun.com