Publishing a video on JRNLclub expands the reach of your work, helping other scientists to understand your latest research.

Who can submit?

We welcome submissions once your article has been officially or unofficially accepted by a peer reviewed journal indexed in PubMed. We will conduct a video resolution and audio quality check of each submission.

Once your paper has been published, we will publish your video.

Only first or co-first authors and corresponding authors can be the primary presenter. Reach out if you’d like us to make an exception.

Guidelines

FILMING THE PRESENTATION

It is up to you if you’d like to record with face capture (example here) or without face capture (example here).

We recommend using Powerpoint or Zoom to record your talk.

• Zoom: many have recorded using Zoom’s screen share and recording features. You create a meeting for yourself and then screen share the Powerpoint presentation. Make sure the "show Zoom screens during screen share" button is checked in the Zoom preferences.

• Powerpoint: This will allow you to easily use presenter view if you’d like have your slide notes available during recording. Use the “Record Slide Show” feature (tutorial here). You can record slide by slide, and re-do individual slides to your liking.

• Windows: use your mouse to point to figures you’re talking about—this helps the viewer follow along.

• Macs: Newer versions will record your laser pointer. If you’re using older versions, consider using animated arrows/boxes to highlight data you’re talking about.

• Afterwards, please create an MP4 video file from Powerpoint by clicking File > Export > MP4 as the file name. Watch the MP4 video to be sure the timings/animations and recordings are to your liking prior to sending us the video file.  

Other options include QuickTime Player (Mac—tutorial here) or GameDVR (Windows—tutorial here) to record your screen and narration.

Other tips

• We recommend a dedicated microphone(typically less than $20) or cellphone headset/AirPods to generate cleaner audio.

• Before recording your entire talk, do a trial recording of one or two slides to check that everything is to your liking (voice, slides, background noise, etc).

• Keep it simple and concise - think about the key message you want to get across.

• Don't be afraid to record one slide at a time instead of trying to perfect it in a single take.

• If you’d like viewers to have access to your email address/twitter handle, include it on your title and acknowledgment slides.

Please reach out to us at contact@jrnlclub.org if you have any questions or comments.

FILM REQUIREMENTS

• 8-15 minutes in length. Fifteen minutes is the maximum length. We will return your video to you for editing if it exceeds 15 minutes.

• Audience members may not be in your exact field—please include background that explains why your work is cool or important. Target a general biomedical research audience to help scientists outside your field understand your work.

• Please do include and explain your figures! This should be like a talk you might give at a research conference.

• Please include the photo(s) of the presenter(s) on the title slide (optional).

• Please include the title of the paper on your title slide.

• The work should be presented by the first/co-first or corresponding author(s). Contact us if you’d like us to make an exception.

• Video resolution requirements: 720p (1280x720) or 1080p (1920x1080). 

• Acceptance of the peer reviewed article to a scientific journal prior to submission (we will not review films without proof of acceptance). We accept emails from journal editors as proof of acceptance.