Free · ACS Style Guide 2026
Cite an Image or Photograph in ACS Style
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ACS Image Format
Hubble Space Telescope. Pillars of Creation. Photograph. NASA/ESA: Washington, DC, 2014. https://hubblesite.org/ (accessed June 30, 2026).
About This Source Type
Images, photographs, and illustrations cited in ACS publications include the creator's name, the image title or description in italics, the medium (if applicable), the holding institution, and the year. Online images should also include a URL and access date.
Key Formatting Tips
- 1Image title or description is italic
- 2Include the medium (photograph, digital image, illustration)
- 3Online images require URL and access date
- 4Credit the institution that holds the image
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