Information for Authors Submitting to the ACA Video Library (AVL)
This Library is made possible by ACA members and others who take the time to plan, record, edit, and submit videos and other educational or archival content related to crystallography and structural science. The ACA Crystallographic video library is a resource for everyone in the scientific community and provides expert advice on a wide selection of fields in crystallography. Both theory and practice of crystallography will be discussed. Input from everyone in all fields of crystallography is welcomed, especially new researchers. You do not need to be a member of the ACA to submit a video for consideration in the library.
Submission
The AVL is now open to considering submissions in formats other than video. Additional guidance regarding eligible formats and submission procedures will be provided as these opportunities are developed. The following instructions apply specifically to video submissions.
Please complete the video submission form, which asks for your contact information, the video title, a short video description (<500 characters), and a link to a downloadable version of the video. To generate this link, we recommend uploading the video file to Dropbox, Box, or Google Drive.
If you have not yet submitted a video to the ACA video library, you will need to register before doing so. Note that your ACA video login will be separate from your American Crystallographic Association (ACA) login.
All content submitted to the ACA video library must be original work. By submitting content, you acknowledge that you have the necessary permission/consent to do so. Any content found to be plagiarized or uploaded without appropriate permissions will be removed from the website.
By submitting your content you will also asked to agree to allow the ACA to peer review your work, and publish the content on the ACA Video Library website under the creative commons user license CC BY-NC-SA.
This license enables reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified material under identical terms. CC BY-NC-SA includes the following elements:
 BY: credit must be given to the creator.
 NC: Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted.
 SA: Adaptations must be shared under the same terms.
Converting Presentations Into Video
Presentations created with PowerPoint or Open Broadcast Software (OBS) may be added to the video library as long as they are in video format. Instructions for converting PowerPoint presentations into video can be found here, and instructions for converting OBS presentations into video can be found here.
Review
Once the files are received, the editor of the educational committee will upload the video to the ACA Vimeo account, and distribute the video information and link to the ACA Educational Committee for review. The reviewers will primarily check for the validity of the content and errors, but they may also provide stylistic feedback. Once the video and the feedback are compiled, the education committee will make a final decision about publication on the AVL Website. The decision along with feedback will be provided via email.
Submissions in other formats will be reviewed through a process appropriate to the type of content submitted.
Publication
When a video has been selected for publication, it will be uploaded to the ACA Vimeo account. After being uploaded, a dedicated article will be created on the ACA video library. This article will include the embedded video and a brief description. You and any coauthors will be permanently credited on the video catalog page, which can be accessed from the homepage. Additionally, a weekly announcement will celebrate and thank all videos created for that given week.
Accepted non-video content will be published or made available through the AVL in a format appropriate to the submitted material. Contributors and coauthors will be credited in the same manner as video authors whenever applicable.
Recognition
All content published to the website is considered a peer-reviewed multimedia publication, and we encourage authors to include these publications on Resumes and CV's. An example of an ACS style citation for a video can be seen below:
American Crystallography Association. An Introduction to Crystallography. Oliver, Allen. Vimeo, February 28, 2021. https://avl.memberclicks.net/introduction-to-crystallography (accessed 2022-12-14).
Citations
Any reuse of the content from the ACA Video Library must be properly cited under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License: CC BY-NC-SA.
Code of Conduct
Participants are expected to adhere to ethical standards and avoid any content that may be deemed offensive, discriminatory, or in violation of copyright laws.
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