Free image citation generator for students

Why use the in-text citation image generator on our site?

Our digital image cite generator is mostly used by college-level and post-graduate students who deal with many academic assignments with images that require different formatting, such as APA, MLA style or any other format. Using our image citation tool has many benefits for students who don’t have time to create manual citations, such as:

• Convenience — Our citation maker is available online for free 24/7. No registration is needed.
• Accuracy — When you provide information about an image title, we give you 100%-correct and consistent image citations.
• Unlimited use — You can use our digital image citation maker to cite an image for free as many times as you wish.
• Quick results — Citing an image in APA, MLA style or any format takes a few clicks.
• Full confidentiality — We protect your privacy by keeping your activity on our site 100% confidential.
• No ads — When you cite images with us, you won’t have to deal with frustrating pop-ups, ads, or plagiarism mistakes.

Here’s how our image cite generator works

Our digital image citation maker is built with a focus on speed and simplicity. Follow the steps below to generate well-formatted image references for several articles or get an in-text citation template using our image cite generator:

1. Find image details such as the author(s) names, title, publication date, and website.
2. Enter or copy-paste all the relevant source data and source into the corresponding boxes.
3. Choose the citation style.
4. Check for incorrect or missing entries, as well as plagiarism errors, and make the necessary adjustments.
5. Generate the citation.

With the right details on hand, you can cite a picture in less than two minutes, or in one to two clicks. Soon, we’ll be upgrading to an even simpler method for citing images with a click using the image link instead of entering the details.

Examples of APA image citations generated by our citation maker

APA is one of the most popular styles of citing images in essays, other articles, and reports. The rules for citing images depend on the image sources, digital image company resources, and the copyright information available. Thus, how you cite an image viewed in person will be different from the way you cite an online image. Check out some APA image citation examples done using our picture citation generator.

• Online picture

Reference template: Artist Surname, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Title of the artwork [Format]. Title of the Website. URL (website address)

Example of reference list entry: Jones, K. (2005). Graffiti on the train [Photograph]. Stereophonics. https://stereophonics.co.uk/url

In-text photo citation: (Jones, 2005)

• Infographic

Reference template: Author’s last name, First initial. (Publication or creation date). Title of infographic [Infographic]. Name of publisher or organization. URL

Example of reference list entry: Connell, C. (2005). An interactive chart of Boy Scouts and Guides of America [Infographic]. BSA. http://www.bsa.org/url

In-text image citation: (Connell, 2005)

• Image seen in person in a museum or exhibition

Reference template: Author’s last name, First initial. (Publication or creation date). Title of artwork [Media format]. Name of a museum, Location of the museum.

Example of reference list entry: Verhaart, C. (1875) Flanders in Spring [Painting]. Seattle Art Museum, Washington, United States.

In-text citation: (Verhaart, 1875)

Assessing your source’s credibility: Key questions to ask

Author or contributor

• Has the author written or published any other work on this subject, and are they recognized as well-respected in the field?
• Can you contact the author directly?
• Have other trustworthy experts or sources referenced or cited this author’s work?
• If the source is a book, what do critics or readers say about its quality and reliability?

Publisher or source

• What can you learn about the publisher based on the information presented?
• Does the publisher take responsibility for the accuracy of the content?
• Review other materials from the same publisher. Do they consistently publish credible, well-researched content?

Potential bias

• Is there any indication of bias from the author or the organization behind the content?
• What is the purpose of the source?
• Are there noticeable advertisements or commercial intent that could reveal a bias?

Timeliness and currency

• When was the content last updated or published? Is the date displayed?
• Is the publication date of the source published relevant to the topic, and does it reflect the current state of knowledge on the subject?
• What if there is no precise date shown? Does this affect the reliability of the source?

Source reproduction

• Has the content been reproduced from another source?
• If the content was republished, was it done with the appropriate permissions, including any necessary copyright or disclaimer notices?