Editing, Publishing and Aggregating Video Articles: Do We Need a Scholarly Approach?

Area of Science:

• Scholarly communication
• Digital publishing
• Scientific visualization

Background:

• Traditional scholarly articles lack visual dynamism.
• The scientific community can benefit from multimedia content.
• Current publishing models are not optimized for video.

Purpose of the Study:

• To propose a framework for publishing high-quality video articles.
• To introduce the PubTube platform for aggregating video content.
• To outline the necessary infrastructure and training for video article publication.

Main Methods:

• Applying traditional scholarly article attributes to video content.
• Developing a dedicated platform (PubTube) for editing, publishing, and indexing.
• Implementing quality checks and peer review for video submissions.

Main Results:

• PubTube can host diverse open-access information, including presentations, protocols, and lectures.
• Video articles will undergo rigorous quality assurance by reviewers.
• The proposed system enhances the presentation of graphical scientific content.

Conclusions:

• Establishing dedicated infrastructure and training is crucial for quality video article publication.
• A centralized platform like PubTube can revolutionize scientific content dissemination.
• Global collaboration is needed to refine video article publishing standards.