Peer review declaration
All papers published in this volume of IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 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: We adopted a locally developed platform to track reviewing process for ICDS-2021 via the University of Anbar official website following the link below (http://icds2021.uoanbar.edu.iq/CMS.php?ID=6). • Number of submissions received: 121 • Number of submissions sent for review: 108 • Number of submissions accepted: 78 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted/Number of Submissions Received X 100): 64.4% • Average number of reviews per paper: 2-3 • Total number of reviewers involved: 132 • Any additional info on review process: Each of the received articles was reviewed by at least two experts in the precise field, and we were keen to have one of them from outside the institution. • Contact person for queries: Name : Prof. Dr. Ayoob Obaid Alfalahi Affiliation: Dept. of Plant Protection/College of Agriculture/University of Anabar [email protected]