Frequently Asked Questions
All JoVE publications include a text manuscript and a video. The manuscript will serve as the foundation for the content in the video. Every author is responsible for writing and addressing revisions in their manuscript according to internal and peer review comments. The video portion of the article can be produced by eitherĀ JoVEās professional teamĀ or the author. JoVEĀ films, edits and produces most videos because of our experience as both a publishing and video production house. We have the services and workflow established to make publication a straightforward and easy experience. If you are within our videographer network, you can choose theĀ Video Produced by JoVE option.
Authors outside of our videographer network who have the professional and technical skills of editing video and audio may submit their own videos. However, if an author chooses to create their own video, itĀ mustĀ meet the same publication standards of aĀ Video Produced by JoVE. These videos must adhere to the JoVE format and style, as well as meet the technical guidelines specified in ourĀ Guidelines for Video Produced by Author. Both the manuscript and video must be simultaneously submitted and will go through the editorial and external peer review process together. Please note thatĀ Video Produced by Author submissions receive no production assistance from theĀ JoVEĀ video production staff, thus we only recommend this option if the authors have access to technical video production facilities. Both the text and video components frequently require multiple revisions prior to publication, so authors must have continued access to video editing equipment. Further details of the author produced video submission policies can be found on ourĀ Video Produced by Author workflow page.
Step 1: Submission and Review
- Submit a written manuscript and associated documents (www.jove.com/author/submit)
- Address any immediate editorial concerns
- Address peer review comments
- JoVEĀ editorial staff decides if manuscript is accepted for publication
Step 2: Filming
- Set a date for filming
- Correspond withĀ JoVEĀ scriptwriters as they generate a film script and shot list based on your manuscript
- Approve or modify the script if necessary
- Prepare schematic
- JoVE finalizes script for videographer
- Prepare experimental materials for filming before the videographer arrives
- A JoVE videographer visits your filming location and films the protocol outlined in the script
Step 3: Video Editing
- Make modifications to script for recording the voiceover
- Submit any additional pictures, figures, and/or videos
- JoVE edits video and sends a proof of the video article web page for your feedback
- GiveĀ JoVEĀ feedback on article within one week of receiving proof
- Finalize your manuscript online following video proofing
- JoVE modifies the video according to your comments. If animal work is performed,Ā JoVEĀ then sends the video to veterinary review
Step 4: Publishing
- Provide final approval before publication
- Article is published inĀ JoVE and uploaded to indexing sites
- Cite and share your video article
The typical length of time between a submission being received (in proper form) to publication in JoVE is about 5 to 8 months. However, several steps in the process that depend on factors beyond JoVEās control influence this timeline, such as responsiveness from authors and peer reviewers as well as additional veterinary review.
ThisĀ publication from George Church’s groupĀ at Harvard University is an open-access video that can be used to preview our video content.
āStandardā access refers to any content published in JoVE that requires an institutional subscription to view. Some authors choose to pay an additional fee to provide access to the public, known as publishing in āopenā access.
As a JoVE author, you are able to use your article for non-commercial purposes, which include the reprint. Since JoVEās content is web-based, there are no traditional hard copies. However, as the author, you are able to download your publication (both the written and video component) and share with colleagues. You could then send these files to a colleague via a CD, flash drive or ftp/file-sharing site. Also, JoVE permits authors to embed their videos on their academic websites. To do this, please contact your editor orĀ support@jove.com.
If most of your funding comes from an institution located in a low- or middle-income country onĀ this list, you may be eligible for our new publication fee assistance program. Please contact (submissions@jove.com) prior to submission; a JoVE Editor will follow up with you shortly.
If you have spoken with a JoVE editor, please check your email for an invitation to submit a manuscript and click the included link to our submission site. If you have not spoken with an editor, first, visit ourĀ Publish page, then after reviewing ourĀ Manuscript Instructions for Authors, visit ourĀ submission site.
Please read the red text. More than likely, you have required information missing from one of the submission steps. Perhaps you didnāt fill in a postal code for a co-author or maybe you only suggested 2 reviewers. You wonāt be able to submit until you have input all required information in all steps. The red text should indicate exactly which step is incomplete. If you still experience problems, let us know.
Please ensure that the Excel template (available here) has āWord Wrappingā enabled and is in Landscape view. This will allow your entire table to fit on one page and not bump columns to new pages.
If a file is larger than 50MB, you will not be able to upload this file through the JoVE submission site. Instead, you should continue with your submission and contact your editor orĀ editorial-office@jove.comĀ for instructions on uploading your large files to our FTP site. Typically, this will be true of authors choosing ourĀ video produced by authorĀ publication option. You should submit a low resolution copy of the video (less than 50MB) via the submission site and after your submission is received and assigned to an editor, please notify the editor that you need to upload large files. Instructions for uploading large files/high resolution video will be sent to you.
For a comprehensive overview of our style guide, you can download itĀ here.
No, as a general rule, we film a single protocol in one day. Long experiments requiring overnight incubation times will require tissue or biochemical samples to be prepared and processed before we arrive, so that we can film the entire experiment in a single session. For the day of filming, we ask that you have your protocol set up like a ācooking showā, in that way all parts of the ārecipeā are ready to go at each point and you can quickly move from one scene to the next.
All requests for multiple filming locations require approval from our production staff prior to submission; please e-mail your editor or submissions@jove.com with related requests. Generally, if the second location is within 1 hr drive of the primary laboratory location, then JoVE can film at both locations. However, minor changes may be required of your protocol section, in order to facilitate filming. If the second filming location is greater than 1 hr driving distance from the primary location, then another day of filming will be required and will incur an additional filming fee.
The yellow highlighting indicates the essential parts of the protocol to be filmed. The un-highlighted protocol text provides additional details that are not explicitly shown in the video. The manuscript in its entirety will be published alongside the video.
JoVE videos are a unique and effective tool to learn and share a particular technique. We are primarily concerned about publishing highly reproducible methodologies regardless of novelty. These methodologies can be previously published protocols or new techniques. Previously published protocols must be properly cited. Please note that results for experiments can be representative.
If there are any further questions that are not answered above please feel free to emailĀ peerreview@jove.com.