I have to speak up to defend JoVE.
Certainly, sending out a JoVE manuscript solicitation re a non-experimental paper is a ridiculous mistake on JoVE’s part. But aside from that error, they have some excellent articles/videos that are very helpful when setting up new experiments by having experts provide VERY in-depth protocols and creating videos so one can see how the experiment is done. In this time of the “reproducibility crisis”, JoVE articles make a very important contribution to increase consistency and reduce variability across labs with their published methods. It’s a fantastic resource for students.
I was asked to do a video a couple of years ago, and I declined because of cost. But, I was asked again recently and accepted. There are some absolute top labs in my field that have published JoVE articles, which was a big factor in my accepting their invitation this time (despite the cost). I currently have a manuscript under review with JoVE. I can attest that their editorial review and peer review are both valid and extensive.
Now, I just today received a publication request from “SAGE research methods video”. This looks very much like a predatory knock-off of JoVE…
While I will delete it, I will still do my best to maintain some polite discourse by not inviting anyone to “die in a fire”, as above.
