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:
Single-anonymous, i.e., authors' identities are known to the reviewers, reviewers' identities are hidden from authors.
• Criteria used by Reviewers when accepting/declining papers.
The papers were reviewed based on their relevance to the conference theme, originality, organization, clarity, quality of figures and tables, language and conformity to author's guidelines. If the overall recommendation was acceptance with either minor or major changes, the authors were able to submit a revised version addressing the comments raised in the review process.
• Conference submission management system:
Emma events management system.
• Number of submissions received: 141
• Number of submissions sent for review: 141
• Number of submissions accepted: 130
• Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted/Number of Submissions Received X 100): 92.2%
• Average number of reviews per paper: 1
• Total number of reviewers involved: 25
• Any additional info on review process (ie plagiarism check system):
The papers were reviewed by members of the local organizing committee and international scientific committee
• Contact person for queries: Prof. Pedro J. Coelho (pedro.coelho@tecnico.ulisboa.pt)