APA - How to cite sources in American Psychological Association Format

Please see Tables and Figures for detailed information on citing information under the image.

Basic Format for Artwork from Museum Website:

Artist Last Name, First Initial. Second Initial. (Year). Title of the artwork [Format]. Location. URL

Example:

Wood, G. (1930). American gothic [Painting]. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States. https://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/6565

Basic Format for Stock Image or Clip Art:

Note: No reference entry needed for clips art from Microsoft Word or PowerPoint programs.

Author. (Year). Title of image [format]. Website. URL

Example:

GDJ. (2018). Neural network deep learning prismatic [Clip art]. Openclipart. https://openclipart.org/detail/309343/neural-network-deep-learning-prismatic

Image With No Author, Title, or Date

[Subject and type of work]. (n.d.). URL

Example:

[Photograph of person washing hands]. (n.d.). https://cdc.gov

Note: You still need to cite the image even if you are missing much of the information. Please try to find images that do provide this information.

Photograph from a Website:

Note: If no title, add a description in brackets.

Rinaldi, J. (2016). [Photograph series of a boy who finds his footing after abuse by those he trusted]. The Pulitzer Prizes. https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/jessica-rinaldi

McCurry, S. (1985). Afghan girl [Photograph]. National Geographic. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/national-geographic-magazine-50-years-of-covers/#/ngm-1985-jun-714.jpg

Google Images:

Go to the original location (website) of the image and cite in one of the formats above.

Basic Format for Artwork:

(Artist/Author Last Name, Year)

Examples:

(Wood, 1930) - Parenthetical

Wood (1930) - Narrative

Basic Format for Stock Image:

(Artist/Author Name, Year) if just referencing in-text.

Examples: 

(GDJ, 2018) -parenthetical

GDJ (2018) -narrative

Image Format With No Author or Date:

(Organization or website title, n.d.)

Example:

(CDC, n.d.) - Parenthetical

CDC (n.d.) - Narrative

Image Format With No Author, Title, or Date:

If there is no author/organization or title, use a descriptive phrase (including the type of work and subject). This will serve as the title; make sure to include brackets. If there is no date, use the "n.d." abbreviation for "no date."

([Description of the type of work and subject]), n.d.)

Example: 

([Photograph of person washing hands], n.d.)

Note: In-text images are also generally accompanied by a caption consisting of the full entry from your reference page. Please check with your instructor to see if this is necessary.