Peer review declaration

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-blind All the articles of AICECS 2021 followed the “Single-blind” peer review process, where the reviewers were aware of the authors’ identity but not vice-versa • Conference submission management system: EasyChair All the submission and communication to all the AICECS 2021 authors were through EasyChair (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aicecs2021) • Number of submissions received: 149 • Number of submissions sent for review: 136 • Number of submissions accepted: 78 • Acceptance Rate: 52.3% (Number of Submissions Accepted/Number of Submissions Received X 100): (78/149) x 100 = 52.3%) • Average number of reviews per paper: 2 • Total number of reviewers involved: 106 Any additional info on review process: All the initial submissions went through a single-blind review, based on the subject experts (reviewers) and Technical Programme Committee Chair (TPC) and General Chair decision (accept or major revision or minor revision or reject) communicated to the authors through EasyChair. Based on the recommendation, the authors revised the articles and submitted their revised papers. The revised submission was verified by the TPC and General Chair for their final recommendation for the submission. Online similarity check has been carried out using Turnitin software at all the stages from submission to acceptance. Contact person for queries: Name : Dr. Tanweer Assistant Professor-Senior Scale, Department of E&C, General Chair, AICECS 2021, Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, Karnataka, India Email : [email protected]; [email protected]

Peer Review Declaration

XIX International Scientific and Practical Conference “ENERGY AND RESOURCE-SAVING - XXI century” (ERS 2021) The conference was held in the remote format on November 10-12, 2021 on the basis of FSBEI HEI “ORLOV STATE UNIVERSITY named after I.S. Turgenev”. • Type of peer review: one-way blind, double-blind, open review, transparent review,/other All articles submitted for the conference underwent two levels of one-sided blind peer review. The first level of one-way blind review was conducted by the section leaders in the following form: List of A form of one-way blind peer review of the first level, Logos are available in this pdf.

Peer review declaration

The Organiser and/or the Editor(s) are required to declare details about their peer review processes. Therefore, please provide the following information: • Type of peer review: Single-blind / Double-blind / Triple-blind / Open / Other Single-blind review Single-anonymous: authors’ identities are known to the reviewers, reviewers’ identities are hidden from authors; • Describe criteria used by Reviewers when accepting/declining papers. Was there the opportunity to resubmit articles after revisions? The following criteria were applied: 1. Quality assessment Significance, novelty, correctness Special attention was paid to repetition and Plagiarism. 2. Technical Criteria Clarity of expression; readability and discussion of concepts Sufficient discussion of the context of the work, and suitable referencing. 3. Presentation Criteria 1. Is it clearly presented, well organized, and clearly written?( clear presentation, well organized, clearly stated) 2. Is the English satisfactory? (satisfactory english) 3. Is the title appropriate? (Title matches) 4. Does the abstract include the important points of the paper?( abstract contains important information on the article) 5. Are references to related work adequate, up to date and readily available? (links are relevant, relevant, available) 6. Are figures and tables necessary and adequate?( tables and figures are necessary and appropriate) 7. Are the conclusions satisfactory? (conclusion is appropriate) During the review process, the authors were given a one-time opportunity to re-submit the article for review. • Conference submission management system: • The peer review was carried out by the Forum Program Committee, organized according to the order of the General Director of the RSE INP No. 182 dated 22.24.2021. The Program Committee carried out a preliminary selection of articles to be sent to the reviewers. • Number of submissions received: 44 • Number of submissions sent for review: 42 • Number of submissions accepted: 35 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted / Number of Submissions Received X 100): 79,54 • Average number of reviews per paper: 2 • Total number of reviewers involved: 40 • Any additional info on review process (eg Plagiarism check system): • Review process consisted from few steps: • 1) submission by editorial committee • 2) 2 reviewers received publication (anonymously, author did not know any of reviewer) • 3) after check, authors fixed all mistakes and requirements from reviewers) Checking for plagiarism, showed no repeat or copy of submitted material. • Contact person for queries (Full name, affiliation, institutional email address) Name : Nassurlla Maulen Affiliation: Institute of Nuclear Physics Republic of Kazakhstan Email : nassurlla [email protected] ( additional: [email protected])

International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC) 2020 special issue: editorial

We are pleased to bring you this Special Issue of the Journal of Virtual Exchange, the second such volume to publish articles resulting from the International Virtual Exchange Conference (IVEC) 2020. This special issue includes five research articles presented at IVEC 2020 (http://iveconference.org/2020-conference) and a panel discussion. Each manuscript underwent double-blind review, which was then followed by rigorous editing and revising. Their work represents the amazing diversity that is blossoming in the field of Virtual Exchange (VE) as practitioners, academic administrators, and researchers realise its potential as well as its inevitable challenges. VE research presented in this special issue ranges from the study of the impact of VE on language learning (uptake) (Feng et al.) to a complex, three-way project with a focus on physical and digital accessibility (Oswal et al.). While Bartsch et al. describe their new framework that combines inquiry-based learning with digital storytelling in VE, Ganassin et al. share their findings regarding the underexplored area of staff (administrators and instructors) perceptions of the role of VE in Internationalisation at Home (IaH). In this same vein, Ruther et al. report on their work in an assessment-based approach to VE programme building. Findings from longitudinal studies are also presented, providing evidence that VE research as a discipline is maturing.

Preface: 4th International Workshop on Education Reform and Social Sciences (ERSS 2021)

This proceeding includes original and peer-reviewed research papers from the 4th International Workshop on Education Reform and Social Sciences (ERSS 2021), held from November 27-28, 2021 in Chengdu City, China. The aim of ERSS 2021 is to provide a platform for educators, scholars, managers and graduate students from different cultural backgrounds to present and discuss research, developments and innovations in the fields of Education Reform & Social Science. It provides opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas and application experiences, to establish business or research relations and to find global partners for future collaboration. ERSS 2021 received 147 manuscripts. And 53 submissions had been accepted by our reviewers. By submitting a paper to ERSS 2021, the authors agreed to the review process and understood that papers undergo a peer-review process. Manuscripts were reviewed by appropriately qualified experts in the field selected by the Conference Committee, who gave detailed comments and-if the submission was accepted the authors would submit a revised version that considered this feedback. All papers were reviewed using a double-blind review process: authors declared their names and affiliations in the manuscript for the reviewers to see, but reviewers did not know each other’s identities, nor did the authors receive information about who had reviewed their manuscript. The Committees of ERSS 2021 invested great efforts in reviewing the papers submitted to the conference and organizing the sessions to enable the participants to gain maximum benefit. With our warmest regards, Yang Zhou Pin Wang Qi Xia Conference Organizing Committees

Peer review declaration

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: Information System “Conference” • Number of submissions received: 84 • Number of submissions sent for review: 65 • Number of submissions accepted: 39 • Acceptance Rate (Number of Submissions Accepted/Number of Submissions Received X 100): 46,4% • Average number of reviews per paper: 2 • Total number of reviewers involved: 4 • Any additional info on review process: uses double-blind review, which means that both the reviewer and author identities are concealed from the reviewers, and vice versa, throughout the review process. • Contact person for queries: Name : Yurchenko Alexey Affiliation: Professor, National Research Tomsk State University, 36, Lenin Avenue Tomsk RUSSIA Email : [email protected] ([email protected])

Preface

The 5th International Conference on Chemical Engineering, Food and Biotechnology (ICCFB2021) Dear Authors, honored Readers, It is with my deep pleasure that I write this Foreword to the Manuscript Collection of the 5th ICCFB - International Conference on Chemical Engineering, Food and Biotechnology held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in November 4-5, 2021. Unfortunately, since June 2021, the 4th outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused social distancing regulations in the whole Vietnam; therefore, the conference committees decided to change the meeting to a virtual format. The 5th ICCFB with the theme “Chemical, Food and Biological Process Development towards Sustainability and Digital Transformation” is expected that the emerging technologies and scientific advancements in all the fields will be disseminated during the Conference. It also intends to create a forum for strengthening partnership between academia and industry towards industrial applications. The papers contributed the most recent scientific knowledge known in the field of Animal and Plant Cell Technology, Protein Engineering, Bioenvironmental Engineering, Bioactive Compounds and Food Biotechnology, Catalyst and Reaction Engineering, Renewable Energy Technology, Environmental and Safety Engineering, Fundamental of Chemical, Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Industrial Chemical Engineering, Material Science and Technology, Process and Control Engineering. All the papers were carefully reviewed with a double-blind review process. In addition to the contributed papers, the keynote speeches were given to make the conference more productive and precious. I believe that this is also the driving force for further research and research in all these areas. We thank all distinguished guests, authors, participants for their contributions to make a successful conference and look forward to the 6th ICCFB in 2023. Dr. Tran Tan Viet Program Chair ICCFB2021 List of Conference Chairs and Editors, Invited Speakers, Technical Committees are available in this pdf.

Recommendations to Improve the Usability of Mobile Learning for Preschool Teachers in Africa: A Systematic Scoping Review

Poor quality preschool teacher training is a significant contributor to children not achieving school readiness. With technological development, electronic and mobile learning offer accessible and affordable options for this training, however, there is a lack of design evidence for the African context. This interdisciplinary education- and computer-science study aims to provide evidence-based recommendations for improving the usability of mLearning modules for preschool teachers in Africa. A scoping review guided by Arksey and O’Malley’s framework, the PRISMA reporting guidelines for scoping reviews, and Levac et al. guidelines, was conducted. Databases searched included Africa Wide Information, ERIC, CIHNAL, and Academic Search Premier. Two researchers completed a blind-review process for article inclusion and framework analysis, using 10 usability attributes with inductive grouping of data under each attribute to form sub-categories. Overlapping themes were coded to formulate usability recommendations within WeftQDA. The search yielded 909 articles and, after title and abstract screening, 123 were selected for full text review. Seventeen articles (n=17) met the inclusion criteria and were included in the final review. All studies included an African partner, and largely included part-time learning for degree purposes and professional development using mLearning, eLearning, and videos. Nineteen recommendations were developed to improve the usability of mLearning training applications for preschool teachers in Africa, with contextual relevance emerging as a new usability attribute. Development of mLearning training modules for preschool teachers in Africa should include user centred design, heuristic evaluation and usability assessment, to ensure the sustainability of both mLearning and change in classroom teaching practices.