GOACON Best Paper Award - CONSULTANT 

This award is for Annual Conference of Gujarat Orthopaedic Association each year with following criteria 

    a. Who can Apply: Applicant should be a life member of GOA and having Age More than 50 years (FOR VSF)  (Less than 50 for YSF) cut off date of Application Year.

      Applicant should produce Unpublished & Innovative work. 

     b. Selection by committee of GOA.

     c. What each applicant has to send for evaluation of Merit:  One set of full manuscript in MS word file or PDF with two title pages one with name-email and mobile number and other blind with no mention or indications to point authors’ identity anywhere in manuscript. Blind copy will be sent to Judges -No hard copies.  

     d. Criteria for Evaluation of Merit by Selection committee and Distribution of Marks on submitted Manuscript:   

             1) Content of Study                             20%
             2) Methodology                                  40%
             3) Evidence Based Conclusions           20%
             4) Relevance to Current Practice        20%
   

   e. Whom to submit full manuscript: Hon. Secretary GOA                  

   f. Duration of Oration including formalities: 20 (Twenty) Minutes Winner will be honored by Certificate.