Awards

RHOMES AUR

REGULATIONS OF THE RHOMES AUR AWARD 

TITLE I
Purpose

The Rhomes Aur Award aims to stimulate research in the area of ??Pediatric Oncology.

TITLE II
Registration

All professionals interested in and involved in research in the area of ??childhood cancer (focused on research) may participate in the Rhomes Aur Award.

About the Papers

1. The papers must be written in Portuguese;
2. The names of the authors must be omitted;
3. The name of the institution or institutions must be omitted.

The following are not eligible to compete for the Award:

1. Members of the Judging Committee;
2. Members of the Board of Directors of SOBOPE in office;
3. Papers already presented or published;

About Submission

The papers, in full and in PDF format, must be sent by email to sobope@sobope.org.br with the title Rhomes Aur Award;
In another file, the names of the authors, contact telephone numbers and complete address must be sent;
The papers must be sent up to 20 days before the date of the Congress.

TITLE III
Distribution

1. SOBOPE collaborators will receive the papers and analyze whether they are in accordance with these regulations;
2. The papers will be numbered in ascending order;
3. The papers will be submitted to the Judging Committee.

Judging

When evaluating the papers presented, the Members of the Judging Committee must grade the results of their evaluation from 01 to 05 regarding the following points:

1. Originality;
2. Relevance;
3. Adequacy of Methodology;
4. Coherence of Results.

The paper that obtains the highest sum of points will be considered the winner. In the event of a tie, the paper will be evaluated by another evaluator.
The decision made by the Judging Committee in choosing the winning paper(s) is considered supreme, irrevocable and unappealable.

TITLE IV
Presentation of the Prize

The Prize will be awarded at a ceremony scheduled by the Scientific Committee of the Congress, during the Congress. 
When the award-winning work has more than one author, the first listed will be the reference for receiving the Prize: this will be divided among all collaborators, with a Diploma being awarded to each of the co-authors.