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 Editor. Double blind peer 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. After the plagiarism status has been ascertained. The authors’ information was removed from the paper before sending it to two reviewers. The editor decision is based on the comments of both reviewers. Where both reviewers disagree, the paper was forwarded to the third reviewer to determine the editor decision. The technical committee was in charge of the submission. • Conference submission management system: Conference email i.e. [email protected] • Number of submissions received: One hundred and thirteen (113) papers were received for the conference call for paper. • Number of submissions sent for review: One hundred and eight (108) papers were sent for double-blind peer reviews • Number of submissions accepted: Ninety-three (93) papers were accepted. • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 82%. • Average number of reviews per paper: 2 • Total number of reviewers involved: 40 • Review Duration: The review process lasted for 7 months i.e., November 2019- June 2020. • Review modalities: Reviewers were given one month to respond to the review invitation. The reviewers were given maximum of two papers to review per month. Independent reviewers were consulted for rebuttal process. • Background of reviewers: 87.5% of the reviewers were PhD holder while 12.5% of the reviewers were practitioners. • Any additional info on review process: The plagiarism index of each paper was done using the turnitin outlet • Contact person for queries: For further inquiry on ICESE 2020 Editorial process contact Editorial office (Dr M.E. Emetere, Covenant University; [email protected]).