Process to publish with JoVE as an Author
Publishing with JoVE is simple. You submit your manuscript. If accepted by editorial and peer review, your article will be published. JoVE will then film a video of your technique if you are located within our Videographer Network. We have videographers located across 5 continents. If you’re outside our videographer network, you can produce and submit your own video. Any questions? Contact us here.
Video produced by JoVE and Video produced by Author
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.
Authors outside of our videographer network who have the professional and technical skills to edit 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.
Process for video produced by JoVE
Your main responsibilities as a JoVE author are twofold. You are responsible for (1) writing and submitting a manuscript, followed by addressing any necessary revisions during the internal and/or peer review process and (2) preparing your laboratory for filming and demonstrating the protocol on the day of filming. Your interactions with JoVE as an author are given below.
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
- JoVE editorial staff decides if manuscript is accepted for publication
Step 2: Filming
- Set a date for filming
- Correspond with JoVE 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
- Give JoVE 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, JoVE then sends the video to veterinary review
Step 4: Publishing
- Provide final approval before publication
- Article is published in JoVE and uploaded to indexing sites
- Cite and share your video article
Submission of manuscript to JoVE
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.