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Applicant should produce unpublished & innovative work.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: Twenty minutes (20 minutes) Winner will be honoured by a Certificate.