The ''Journal of Visualized Experiments'' (styled ''JoVE'') is a

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that publishes

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al methods in

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format. The journal is based in

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and was established in December 2006. Moshe Pritsker is the

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and co-founder.

Abstracting and indexing

''JoVE'' is abstracted and indexed in

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PubMed PubMed is a free search engine accessing primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. The United States National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health maintai ...

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, and

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal had a 2020

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of 1.4.

Format and scope

''JoVE'' covers research methods and experimental techniques from both the

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and

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. The journal currently has 13 sections: Biology, Developmental Biology, Neuroscience, Immunology and Infection, Medicine, Bioengineering, Engineering, Chemistry, Behavior, Environment, Biochemistry, Cancer Research, and Genetics. JoVE also publishes Science Education collections aimed at instructing scientists in fundamental concepts and methods in a range of fields including biology, chemistry, physics, psychology, and practical subjects like laboratory safety, cell culturing, and care of ''Drosophila'' flies.

Function in replication

Some experiments can be difficult to replicate if they involve techniques that are unfamiliar or unusually sensitive, and a short written description of the original scientific methods might not be sufficient. ''JoVE'' videos are a step-by-step visual guide of the actual experiment so that the minute hand movements and other subtle manipulations necessary to perform the experiment successfully can be seen.

Publication costs

JoVE originally started as a full open access publication, but switched to a

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in 2009. As of 2021, the cost of video production by JoVE to accompany a published article is $1,400, (though authors can instead opt to produce their own videos). The journal has a

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option, with an additional

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of $2,500.

References

External links

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