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 either JoVE’s professional team or the author. JoVE 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 the 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, it must meet the same publication standards of a Video Produced by JoVE. These videos must adhere to the JoVE format and style, as well as meet the technical guidelines specified in our 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 that Video Produced by Author submissions receive no production assistance from the JoVE 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 our Video Produced by Author workflow page.

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 JoVE’s control influence this timeline, such as responsiveness from authors and peer reviewers as well as additional veterinary review.

This publication from George Church’s group at Harvard University is an open-access video that can be used to preview our video content.

“Standard” 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 “open” access.

As a JoVE author, you are able to use your article for non-commercial purposes, which include the reprint. Since JoVE’s 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 or support@jove.com.

If most of your funding comes from an institution located in a low- or middle-income country on 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 our Publish page, then after reviewing our Manuscript Instructions for Authors, visit our submission site.

Please read the red text. More than likely, you have required information missing from one of the submission steps. Perhaps you didn’t fill in a postal code for a co-author or maybe you only suggested 2 reviewers. You won’t 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 ‘Word Wrapping’ 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 or editorial-office@jove.com for instructions on uploading your large files to our FTP site. Typically, this will be true of authors choosing our video produced by author 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 it 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 “cooking show”, in that way all parts of the “recipe” 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 email peerreview@jove.com.