Journal of Visualized Experiments

The Journal of Visualized Experiments (styled JoVE) is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes experimental methods in video format. It was established in December 2006. Moshe Pritsker is the CEO and co-founder. The journal is abstracted and indexed in Index Medicus,MEDLINE/PubMed,BIOSIS Previews, and Science Citation Index Expanded. The journal is based in Cambridge, MA. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2014 impact factor of 1.325.

JoVE covers research methods and experimental techniques from both the physical and life sciences. The journal currently has 10 sections: Biology, Developmental Biology, Neuroscience, Immunology and Infection, Medicine, Bioengineering, Engineering, Chemistry, Behavior, Environment, and Science Education.

It is difficult to replicate many experiments with just a written description of what the original researcher did. Videos in the Journal of Visualized Experiments make it easier for a second researcher to follow the same procedures as the original researcher.

Authors own the copyright to the written article, but grant JoVE the exclusive use of the article, regardless of access type. Video copyrights are owned by JoVE. If the authors pay for open access, videos are published under the Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. The author may use the video and article for non-commercial purposes. See the journal's copyright page.