Statement of Peer Review

In submitting conference proceedings to Biology and Life Sciences Forum, the Volume Editors of the proceedings would like to certify to the publisher that all studies published in this volume have been subjected to peer review by the designated expert referees and were administered by the Volume Editors in strict accordance with the peer review policies established for this conference.

The whole process was supervised by the conference committee and the Volume Editors; adhered to the professional and scientific standards expected of a proceedings journal published by MDPI; and complied with the peer review policy and guidelines of Biology and Life Sciences Forum, which can be found at the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/blsf/instruction_for_conference_organizers. The review reports were checked and archived by the Editorial Office of Biology and Life Sciences Forum.

• Type of peer review: single-blind;
• Conference submission management system: submission by email and Google docs;
• Number of submissions received: 44;
• Number of submissions sent for review: 44;
• Number of submissions accepted: 13 (selected based on the quality of presentation and scientific committee evaluation);
• Acceptance rate (number of submissions accepted/number of submissions received): 29.55%;
• Average number of reviews per paper: two;
• Total number of reviewers involved: 20.

The Conference Committee extends its heartfelt thanks to the dedicated reviewers whose expertise and commitment have been key to the conference’s success.