IEEE Video Abstract Requirements

IEEE supports video-based article supplements through its journal author workflow. On the IEEE Author Center, video can be submitted as part of the graphical abstract or supplementary materials process so it can be peer reviewed alongside the article and published in IEEE Xplore with the final paper.

IEEE's journal guidance lists MP4 as the preferred video format, with MOV, WMV, and AVI also accepted for conversion. The recommended aspect ratio is 16:9, frame rate is 29.97 FPS, and the recommended file size is under 100 MB. IEEE also asks authors to upload a static cover image alongside the video file.

For accessibility, IEEE explicitly says that any video abstract with audio should include synchronized captioning. If you are converting slides into video, IEEE recommends setting each frame to display for roughly 3 to 5 seconds.

IEEE's official guidance is to upload the video during article submission so it can be peer reviewed together with the manuscript. Treat it as supplementary or graphical-abstract material, follow the required file naming rules, and check the individual publication's instructions before submitting because local workflows can vary.

IEEE's own Author Center describes a video summary as a great way to engage readers and complement your written work. In the public IEEE guidance we reviewed, that benefit is expressed as stronger reader engagement rather than as a universal percentage increase in article views, so the safe editorial framing is engagement and discoverability, not a fixed traffic promise.

SciReel generates a structured MP4 video summary from your paper and gives you subtitle and transcript assets that are useful when adapting the video to IEEE's captioning and upload requirements. The narration is already organized around motivation, method, results, and impact, which fits the kind of concise article summary IEEE expects.