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Judging of entries is conducted in two phases: preliminary and final. Preliminary judges are recruited worldwide, apply to judge on the International Business Awards web site, and if accepted are assigned categories by Stevie Awards staff, based on their experience and language preferences.
During preliminary judging, each entry is reviewed and rated by no fewer than five (5) judges who have been approved as qualified (by Stevie Awards staff) to judge those entries. Entries in virtually all of the categories are viewed and rated at the judges' convenience over the Internet. (Exceptions are categories that must be judged offline, such as Best Annual Report - Print.) Rating is done on a scale of 1-10.
All entries that receive a high average score in the preliminary round of judging, regardless of category, are automatically designated as Finalists, and will be a Gold, Silver, or Bronze Stevie Award winner, to be determined in final judging.
Members of specialized final judging committees perform the final judging. Their average scores determine the placements of Finalists as Gold, Silver or Bronze Stevie winners.
The veracity of claims made in Stevie-winning entries may be audited. Any entry found to contain false or misleading information will be disqualified.
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