How to Cite Servier Medical Art

Make sure your use of SMART images follows the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
Here’s how to credit Servier Medical Art correctly — and make the most of your visuals!

1. License Overview

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All Servier Medical Art illustrations are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) →

  • Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format, even commercially.
  • Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose.

Just remember to give appropriate credit.

2. How to Give Credit

Recommended attribution text:

Image(s) provided by Servier Medical Art (https://smart.servier.com),
licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

You can include this credit in your:

  • Figure captions or image legends
  • Acknowledgments section of your paper or thesis
  • Video description or presentation slide references

3. Example Uses

Academic paper example

Academic paper
Credit in figure caption or acknowledgments

Figure 2. Adapted from Servier Medical Art (https://smart.servier.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Slide example

Slide or thesis
Credit in figure caption or acknowledgments

Illustrations from Servier Medical Art (https://smart.servier.com), used under CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Video example

Video
Credit in description section

Medical illustrations provided by Servier Medical Art (https://smart.servier.com), licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

4. Need More Details?

For more information and examples of how to credit or adapt SMART images, visit our FAQ — What You Can Do & How to Credit →

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