In-text
If you are discussing or mentioning the image in-text, follow the standard examples in Getting started - In-text citation. You may include the page number of the image.
Example
We followed Khan's modified lead placement6(p3) for the electrodes.
If you are including a copy of the image in your assignment, you should give it a figure number, title and caption. Your caption should include an in-text citation, and a description of the image source that will make sense to the reader, e.g. book title, website name, article authors.
Template
Figure #. Title
<image>
Reproduced from/Adapted from source#
Example
Figure 3. Molecular Model of Insulin Molecule
Reproduced from the Wellcome Collection4
Reference List
The reference for an image is taken from the place where the image appears. For images from a website, use the Webpage template, for images from an ebook use the Ebook template, and so on. The examples below correspond with the in-text examples above.
Example - image published in a journal article
- Khan GM. A new electrode placement method for obtaining 12-lead ECGs. Open Heart 2015;2:e000226. doi: 10.1136/openhrt-2014-000226
Example - image found online
- Blundell T, Campillo N. Molecular model of insulin molecule. Wellcome Collection. Accessed September 6, 2021. https://wellcomecollection.org/works/awyqb2ta
Notes
If the image has no title, use a short description as the title e.g. 'PICC insertion site with reddened skin'.
AMA11 does not cover situations where you are including an image only for decorative purposes (i.e. you are not mentioning or discussing it in-text). Contact your lecturer for guidance in this situation.