The Philippine Association of Medical Journal Editors (PAMJE), in cooperation with the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development of the Department of Science and Technology (PCHRD-DOST), calling all designers, graphic artists, students, and professionals to a logo design contest.

PAMJE, a non-governmental organization that strives to raise the quality of medical and health-related journal publishing in the Philippines, is in need of a visual identity, a logo design that would represent and embody the organization.

Organization’s objectives are as follows:

1.      encourage collaboration and facilitate communication among medical and health journal editors in the Philippines and the Asia Pacific Region;

2.      improve editorial standards and promote professionalism in medical editing through education, self-assessment, and self-governance;

3.      facilitate scholarly research writing and peer-review processes through training workshops, seminars and other activities; and

4.      foster the continuing education of medical and health journal editors, reviewers, editorial staff, publishers and librarians in the country.

Logo Contest Guidelines:

1. The contest is open to all interested parties except to employees of DOST-PCHRD and PAMJE members.
2. The logo design must correspond to the PAMJE’s Mission and Objectives.
3. Designs must be in JPEG and PSD format with 300 dpi or higher.
4. Criteria for judging the logo design includes:
   1. Uniqueness and Content. A new design that will speak about the organization’s mission.
   2. Scalability – readability and impact from small and large logo reproduction
   3. Adaptability for all media use.
   4. Overall Design. Quality of logo and overall impact.
5. The organizer has exclusive ownership, copyright, and control over the use of the original winning design in all forms and formats. The organizers may reproduce in any format; all or any portion of the design, and distribute any reproductions of the logo design.
6. Contest winner will receive a cash prize of P10, 000.
7. The winning artist will be notified by phone call and email.
8. Deadline for submission of entries is until March 28, 2014.
9. Entries must be submitted via mail c/o Meychell S. Angoy, PCHRD-DOST, 3F DOST Main Bldg., Gen. Santos Ave., Bicutan, Taguig City or sent through email at msangoy@pchrd.dost.gov.ph/ vgintia@pchrd.dost.gov.ph.