Citing BioRender

To ensure our users are always able to identify the source of the content they are viewing, we require that any BioRender Content is credited appropriately. 

Except as expressly granted in our Terms of Service (including the relevant content license that applies to your subscription), we retain all rights, title and interest in and to our icons & templates in our BioRender library (what we call our “BioRender Content”). Since the ownership of BioRender Content belongs to BioRender, credit of that ownership with your unique citation ensures proper usage in line with the relevant content license that applies to your subscription.

How to Cite BioRender with a Publication License

When exporting your figure for publishing, you must export a publication license and use the provided citation that references BioRender and your unique figure URL (included in the Publication License). 

The unique figure URL will allow readers to click on the citation and view your figure. You will have the ability to determine the level of access a reader has when viewing your figure. To learn more about reader permissions and figure accessibility, please see the CC-BY Publishing and Reader Permissions article.

If you are seeking to publish in an Open Access journal subject to CC-BY licensing (Creative Commons), please see this Help Center article:  Publishing in Open Access journals.

If you are seeking to publish in a Closed Access journal or textbook, please see this Help Center article:  Publishing in Closed Access journals.

If you’re creating figures that will not be published in a journal (e.g. for a thesis, website, social media, etc), please cite your figures using “Created with BioRender.com”.

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Open the chat messenger (on the bottom right corner) or email us at (support@biorender.com).