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• Conference submission management system: EasyChair Conference Management System• Number of submissions received: 87 papers• Number of submissions sent for review: 87 papers• Number of submissions accepted: 70 papers• Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 80.46%• Average number of reviews per paper: 2 reviewers per paper• Total number of reviewers involved: 24• Any additional info on review process: 1. The reviewers were asked to comment on the following aspects of the paper:▪ Theoretical soundness of the manuscript.▪ Literature review and quality of the references.▪ Writing, readability and overall quality of the manuscript. 2. In addition to the reviews, each submission was also subject to a similarity check via Turnitin. The authors were required to revise their manuscript until a similarity rating of less than 20% was achieved.• Contact person for queries: Dr. Neil Stephen Lopez (neil.lopez@dlsu.edu.ph)