MedEdPORTAL submissions & image use
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When to Cite
When should I cite embedded content (image, table, figure, etc.)?
You must cite all embedded content, even if they are your own or in the public domain. The content itself must also be cited if it comes from an outside source.
How to Cite in MedEdPORTAL
For content (e.g., quotes, paraphrases of articles, textbooks, etc.):
For embedded content (e.g., images, figures, tables):
| Ownership/Protection Type | Third-Party Permission Form Required* | Citation |
|---|---|---|
| Author-owned | No |
[insert image] Author owned. |
| Public Domain or Federal Government Site** | No |
[insert image] Image by [Owner], retrieved from: [URL] on [Date]. Image is in the public domain. |
| Creative Commons - Attribution (CC-BY) | No |
[insert image] Image by [Owner], retrieved from: [URL] on [Date]. Creative Commons license associated: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. |
| Creative Commons - Attribution - Non-Commercial (CC-BY-NC) | No |
[insert image] Image by [Owner], retrieved from: [URL] on [Date]. Creative Commons license associated: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/. |
| Creative Commons - Attribution - Share Alike (CC-BY-SA) | N/A |
[insert a placeholder for the image that includes the URL] Image by [Owner], retrieved from: [URL] on [Date]. Creative Commons license associated: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ |
| Copyrighted | Yes |
If you do get permission to use the image: [insert image] Image retrieved from [URL] on [Date]. Permission received from [Owner].
If you don't get permission to use the image: [insert a placeholder for the image] Insert citation in AMA format |
- ** Federal government website content and works are in the public domain. State government website content and works vary.
Creative Commons License Types
Example: Public Domain Image
Image by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), retrieved from: https://phil.cdc.gov/Details.aspx?pid=6237 on August 27, 2019. Image is in the public domain.
Example: Creative Commons Licensed Image (CC-BY or CC-BY-NC)
Image by OpenStax, retrieved from: http://cnx.org/contents/14fb4ad7-39a1-4eee-ab6e-3ef2482e3e22@16.1 on August 19, 2019. Anatomy and Physiology, Figure 23.21. Creative Commons License associated: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Note: In this example, we added additional information about the particular textbook and figure location.
Example: Creative Commons Licensed Image (CC-BY-SA or CC-BY-NC-SA))
Insert small cell lung cancer image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Small_cell_lung_cancer_-_cytology.jpg
Image by Nephron, retrieved from: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Small_cell_lung_cancer_-_cytology.jpg on August 27, 2019. Creative Commons license associated: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Note: This example has a placeholder for the image because it is CC-BY-SA, which is not allowed for MedEdPortal submissions. Readers will need to click the link to access the image.
Example: Copyrighted Image with no permission
Insert “Figure 1 – Liver injury and its patterns” here.
Navarro VJ, Senior JR. Drug-related hepatotoxicity. N Engl J Med. 2006;354(7):731-739.
Note: This example has a placeholder for the image because we were not able to get permission. Readers will need to access this issue of the New England Journal of Medicine to obtain the image.