The guidelines apply regardless of whether the image costs money to purchase or is available for free. Other times, the license indicates that credit is required to reproduce the image, in which case writers should write an APA Style copyright attribution and reference list entry.įollow the terms of the license associated with the image you want to reproduce.Sometimes the license indicates no reference or attribution is needed, in which case writers can reproduce the image without any reference, citation, or attribution in an APA Style paper.The license associated with the clip art or stock image determines how it should be credited. Common sources for clip art are Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint. There are special requirements for using clip art and stock images in APA Style papers.Ĭommon sources for stock images and clip art are iStock, Getty Images, Adobe Stock, Shutterstock, Pixabay, and Flickr.