Thank you for your interest in submitting your work to the Headmirror Otolaryngology Surgical Video Atlas, an open-access online video journal
Why publish your operative video with Headmirror.com?
Headmirror.com is a fast-growing open-access website that is dedicated to providing high-quality educational content to trainees and practicing medical professionals within Otolaryngology and related specialties
Headmirror’s Surgical Video Atlas is among the top utilized resources of otolaryngology trainees for surgical preparation and procedural learning
Your expertise shared through video on this platform will be freely available for the broadest possible reach of students, trainees, and surgeons throughout the world
Submission and publication are free
Submissions will be peer-reviewed by our subspecialty specific experts to maintain quality and consistency; we expect that revisions will frequently be recommended and acceptance will be contingent upon the production of a high-quality video that meets author submission requirements
Over time, we intend to make this online video journal eligible for PubMed indexing to increase the visibility of the authors’ work
Instructions for Authors
Video Requirements
Video Length <20 minutes
High-quality video
High-fidelity audio narration by surgeon highlighting surgical steps and pearls of the operation
Video contains standard opening slide with subspecialty, title and authors clearly displayed (template attached)
Video is uploaded by the author to a freely accessible online video platform (YouTube, or Vimeo) and submitted as an embeddable link
Appropriate patient consent is obtained and kept by the operating surgeon
Tips for successful submission
Adhere to the following sequence: Standard title slide with surgeon introduction, brief patient history, pre-operative imaging as applicable, set-up, surgical landmarks, steps of the procedure, and final key points or operative pearls. Brief post-operative cares, outcome, or follow-up imaging is optional
Capture stable video with a fixed high-definition camera. This is preferred over a surgeon head-mounted video recording device as this can be disorienting
Video is focused, crisp, and clearly demonstrates the surgical field as well as views of key patient positioning, patient orientation, and surgeon ergonomics
Avoid excessive use of accelerated (2x or 3x) video playback speeds
Ensure the narration is clearly thought out and understood
Post-production narration is preferred to intraoperative narration
Narration should highlight salient points of surgical considerations, anatomic landmarks, and technique
Surgical landmarks are clearly labeled and use subtitles for surgical steps throughout the case
Avoid distracting background music, keep transitions and text fonts clean and simple
For questions related to video submissions please contact us through the contact page