Creating Citations for Images
Did you know you are required to cite images in papers and presentations?
In the body of the paper or on a slide:
- Above the image:
- Include the bolded word Figure and the number of the figure (you would need to number any subsequent figures sequentially in your paper)
- Include the title of the image in title-case italics
- Below the image:
- Include this word in italics: Note.
- Include citation information in this format (note that this is a different format than the formal APA citation that you include on the References page):
- for webpages:
- Title of Webpage in Italics and Title Case, by A. Author and B. Author, year, Site Name (URL). Copyright Year by Name of Copyright Holder
- for articles:
- “Title of Article in Title Case” by A. Author and B. Author, year, Title of Periodical, Volume(Issue), p. xx (DOI or URL). Copyright Year by Name of Copyright Holder.
Example:
Figure 1
More Farmers in Peru Have Stopped Planting Coca, Opting for Cacao and Coffee

Note. From Peruvian Prosperity: From Coca Farmer to Chocolate Maker, by N. Guitierrez, 2016, USAID (https://www.usaid.gov/results-data/success-stories/coca-farmer-chocolate-maker). Copyright 2016 by USAID.
On the References page:
- include the entire formal APA citation for the source
Example:
USAID. (2016, September). Peruvian prosperity: From coca farmer to chocolate maker. https://www.usaid.gov/results-data/success-stories/coca-farmer-chocolate-maker
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