Citing a text or image

Text

Click here to visit the page about referencing and reference management on the Library of Science website.

Academic writing is a central part of your studies. Your own knowledge is based on other people's texts and work. Therefore, it is important that you credit the sources and ideas that you use correctly.

Here you will find information about:

  • Reference management guides
  • Reference management software
  • Cheating and plagiarism

Images

Click here to visit the page about the usage of images on the Library of Science website.

All images, figures, tables and photos – including you own – are protected by copyright. Therefore, you need to have permission from the copyright holder if you want to use someone elses work in your own text or project. Another option is to use illustrations that are freely available, for example materials where the copyright has expired or have a Creative Commons license.

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