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JoVE content is divided into different sections, with Education and Research being the top level categories. 

Videos in the Education section, as well as Encyclopedia of Experiments videos in the Research, do not have a citation tool in JoVE.  They also usually do not have authors or dates, which require specific adjustments in APA and CSE styles.

In the Research section, for entries that are JoVE Journal content JoVE includes a Cite feature which generates a citation.  This information can be used to create a citation in APA or CSE style with a few slight adjustments.

To cite a JoVE Education or Encyclopedia video in APA, please note that these videos do not usually contain authors or dates.

• JoVE education / encyclopedia videos will generally not have an author, so the video title is used as the main entry.
• JoVE education / encyclopedia videos will generally not have a date, so use: n.d.
• For the publication/website name, use JoVE and the main section headings. Examples include:
  • JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments: Biology
  • JoVE Core: Biology
  • JoVE Science Education: Clinical
• JoVE education / encyclopedia videos will generally not have a DOI, so use the URL.

Example APA Reference List entry:

The Periodic Table and Organismal Elements. (n.d.). JoVE Core: Biology. https://app.jove.com/science-education/v/10655/the-periodic-table-and-organismal-elements

Please note: JoVE Education and Encyclopedia videos will usually not have authors or dates listed. Use the following to create a CSE style citation for a JoVE video:

• JoVE education / encyclopedia videos will generally not have an author, so the video title is used as the main entry.
• Add [video] after the title.
• For the publication/website name, use JoVE.
• JoVE education / encyclopedia videos will generally not have a date, so use: [date unknown]
• Put your accessed date in brackets followed by a semi-colon, e.g. [accessed 2025 March 14];
• JoVE education / encyclopedia videos will generally not have a DOI, so use the URL.

Example CSE Reference List entry:

The Periodic Table and Organismal Elements [video]. JoVE. [accessed 2025 March 14]; https://app.jove.com/science-education/v/10655/the-periodic-table-and-organismal-elements

JoVE does have a Cite feature for journal articles which generates the information needed, but does not format it exactly to APA or CSE styles.

Example JoVE cite:

Muscat, M., Suleiman, S., Formosa, M. M. Small Molecule Screening and Toxicity Testing in Early-stage Zebrafish Larvae. J. Vis. Exp. (217), e67759, doi:10.3791/67759 (2025).

To covert to APA style:

1. Move the year (in parentheses) to the position between the author and the article title.
2. Article tite: use sentence capitalization.
3. Spell out the journal name, and keep it in italics.
4. Volume number: remove the parentheses and italicize.
5. Put a period (instead of a comma) between the page number and the DOI.
6. Change doi: to https://doi.org/

Example APA Reference List entry:

Muscat, M., Suleiman, S., Formosa, M. M. (2025). Small molecule screening and toxicity testing in early-stage Zebrafish Larvae. Journal of Visual Experiments, 217, e67759. https://doi.org/10.3791/67759

JoVE does have a Cite feature for journal articles which generates the information needed, but does not format it exactly to APA or CSE styles.

Example JoVE cite:

Muscat, M., Suleiman, S., Formosa, M. M. Small Molecule Screening and Toxicity Testing in Early-stage Zebrafish Larvae. J. Vis. Exp. (217), e67759, doi:10.3791/67759 (2025).

To covert to CSE style:

1. Remove the comma between an author's last name and intials.
2. Remove the periods after the authors initials.
3. Move the year to the position between the author and the article title (and drop the parentheses).
4. Article tite: use sentence capitalization.
5. Remove the italics from the journal abbreviation.
6. Volume number: remove the parentheses.
7. Put a period (instead of a comma) between the page number and the DOI.

Example citation in CSE Name Year style:

Muscat M, Suleiman S, Formosa MM.  2005. Small molecule screening and toxicity testing in early-stage Zebrafish Larvae. J. Vis. Exp. , 217, e67759. doi:10.3791/67759