{"id":1005332,"date":"2021-02-22T14:00:17","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T22:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=1005332"},"modified":"2025-08-18T10:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T17:57:13","slug":"citations","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/sharing-collaboration\/citations","title":{"rendered":"Citations and references in ArcGIS StoryMaps"},"author":7121,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[37511],"tags":[758782,758792,427572],"industry":[],"product":[36611,380802],"class_list":["post-1005332","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sharing-collaboration","tag-citations","tag-references","tag-story-maps","product-story-maps","product-arcgis-storymaps"],"acf":{"short_description":"There are multiple ways to include scientific sources in ArcGIS StoryMaps.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><em>This article was originally published in February 2021, and was updated in August 2025 to reflect new features and capabilities available in ArcGIS StoryMaps.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cite your sources!&#8221; is a mantra you most likely learned when writing that high school argumentative essay. Citations are essential for establishing credibility and transparency, and in some cases, are required for compliance with copyright law. It is industry-standard in science publications, policy briefs, research pieces, news articles, and even blog posts to list sources and references. So, how can you cite your sources responsibly and effectively in the stories and briefings you create with ArcGIS StoryMaps?<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, ArcGIS StoryMaps provides several different tools and workflows for adding citations and references. The approach you choose will largely depend on the following considerations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your story&#8217;s audience. What are your readers&#8217; expectations? Are they casual readers, or subject-matter experts who will want to explore your references?<\/li>\n<li>The type (or types) of content you are <em>citing<\/em>. Are you referencing peer-reviewed papers, specific policies or legislation, pieces of visual media, data sources, news articles, or something else entirely?<\/li>\n<li>The type of content you&#8217;re <em>creating<\/em>. Stories provide the greatest formatting flexibility when it comes to citations, but many of the techniques covered in this article can be implemented in briefings and collections as well.<\/li>\n<li>How much you want to highlight these sources. Do you want your readers to simply see and acknowledge the citation, or do you want to encourage them to navigate to the content you&#8217;re referencing and explore it themselves?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Citations in ArcGIS StoryMaps can be grouped into three different categories: inline citations, media references, bibliographies, and (in the case of stories) the credits section. We&#8217;ll break these down below.<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Inline citations<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>Inline citations are great for providing readers with immediate context; they can see your sources without having to hunt through a list of references later in your story. News articles, and broader web content are easy to cite with links inline, commonly using hyperlinked text to direct readers to the original source. <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71212448 BCX0\">For accessibility purposes, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71212448 BCX0\">it&#8217;s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71212448 BCX0\"> best to hyperlink meaningful text (e.g., \u201cread the full report\u201d) as opposed to ambiguous instructions (e.g., \u201cclick here\u201d).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW71212448 BCX0\">Inline citations can also be used to reference scientific papers (such as &#8220;Fordham, et al., 2013&#8221; as in this <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/9a0ab238488240d6b4fad20a50b1d795\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grand-prize winning story<\/a> from the 2024 Storytelling with Maps competition submitted by the City of Tucson, Arizona). Whether you format your inline citations according to APA, MLA, or Chicago guidelines is up to you &#8211; but it&#8217;s a good idea to choose a consistent style, even if simplified, to maintain professionalism throughout your story.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2923622,"id":2923622,"title":"Inline_Citation","filename":"Inline_Citation.png","filesize":112185,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Inline_Citation.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/sharing-collaboration\/citations\/inline_citation","alt":"The in-line text reads: \"Vulnerability scholars (Fordham et al., 2013, p. 12) explain it this way:\" followed by a quote block.","author":"7121","description":"","caption":"","name":"inline_citation","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1005332,"date":"2025-08-07 20:11:14","modified":"2025-08-07 20:36:10","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":480,"height":397,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Inline_Citation-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Inline_Citation.png","medium-width":316,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Inline_Citation.png","medium_large-width":480,"medium_large-height":397,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Inline_Citation.png","large-width":480,"large-height":397,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Inline_Citation.png","1536x1536-width":480,"1536x1536-height":397,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Inline_Citation.png","2048x2048-width":480,"2048x2048-height":397,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Inline_Citation.png","card_image-width":480,"card_image-height":397,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Inline_Citation.png","wide_image-width":480,"wide_image-height":397}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Inline_Citation.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2>Embed cards and buttons<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For more prominent inline<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> citations<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, you can <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">add <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">embed cards and buttons<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">In <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">this Living Atlas-authored story about<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/df9267f53b284f138cacdb6b9db8038d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ocean plastics<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">for example, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">we focus on one scientific paper and its findings<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. W<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">e included <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> peer-reviewed paper as an <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">embed<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> card to give it prominence within this section:<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1144922,"id":1144922,"title":"scientific_paper_as_embed_card","filename":"scientific_paper_as_embed_card.jpg","filesize":87244,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scientific_paper_as_embed_card.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/sharing-collaboration\/citations\/scientific_paper_as_embed_card","alt":"Two paragraphs all about a particular study. Embed card has a title \"Bag leakage: The effect of disposal carryout bag regulations on ...\" then a description blurb and link to https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com. Thumbnail is a journal for Economics and Management.","author":"7121","description":"","caption":"","name":"scientific_paper_as_embed_card","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1005332,"date":"2021-02-19 00:17:59","modified":"2021-02-22 21:49:48","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":825,"height":735,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scientific_paper_as_embed_card-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scientific_paper_as_embed_card.jpg","medium-width":293,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scientific_paper_as_embed_card.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":684,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scientific_paper_as_embed_card.jpg","large-width":825,"large-height":735,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scientific_paper_as_embed_card.jpg","1536x1536-width":825,"1536x1536-height":735,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scientific_paper_as_embed_card.jpg","2048x2048-width":825,"2048x2048-height":735,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scientific_paper_as_embed_card-522x465.jpg","card_image-width":522,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scientific_paper_as_embed_card.jpg","wide_image-width":825,"wide_image-height":735}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scientific_paper_as_embed_card.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW21790910 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW21790910 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21790910 BCX0\">As <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW21790910 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW21790910 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21790910 BCX0\">author, you<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW21790910 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW21790910 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21790910 BCX0\"> have full control over the title, description, and thumbnail of the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21790910 BCX0\">embed<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21790910 BCX0\"> card. Feel free to edit what appears by clicking Card Properties -&gt; Card Details to make it look great within your <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW21790910 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW21790910 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW21790910 BCX0\">story.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW7461636 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW7461636 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7461636 BCX0\">Occasionally, you may<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW7461636 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW7461636 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7461636 BCX0\"> want to provide readers with <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW7461636 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW7461636 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7461636 BCX0\">additional<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW7461636 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW7461636 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7461636 BCX0\"> material that is not covered or referenced in the story itself. If there are only a few <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW7461636 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW7461636 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7461636 BCX0\">additional<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW7461636 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW7461636 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7461636 BCX0\"> resources, presenting them as embedded cards toward the end of your story is a nice touch. For example, this story on <\/span><\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink TrackedChange TrackChangeHyperlinkInstruction SCXW7461636 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/3c80ce80f2c74d9a9b4bfd54f33ae040%22%20\/t%20%22_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"SCXW7461636 BCX0\"><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW7461636 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW7461636 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7461636 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Women in National Politics<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW7461636 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW7461636 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW7461636 BCX0\"> closes with this:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1144872,"id":1144872,"title":"related_reading","filename":"related_reading.jpg","filesize":66493,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/related_reading.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/sharing-collaboration\/citations\/related_reading","alt":"Related Reading heading with three embed cards to Interparliamentary Union, UN Women, and a particular report called 1995-2020 - 25 years in review.","author":"7121","description":"","caption":"","name":"related_reading","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1005332,"date":"2021-02-18 23:50:24","modified":"2021-02-22 21:52:57","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":814,"height":752,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/related_reading-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/related_reading.jpg","medium-width":283,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/related_reading.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":710,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/related_reading.jpg","large-width":814,"large-height":752,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/related_reading.jpg","1536x1536-width":814,"1536x1536-height":752,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/related_reading.jpg","2048x2048-width":814,"2048x2048-height":752,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/related_reading-503x465.jpg","card_image-width":503,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/related_reading.jpg","wide_image-width":814,"wide_image-height":752}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/related_reading.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p>Buttons provide a similarly high-visibility option for citing sources. Unlike embed cards, you can even add multiple buttons side-by-side to highlight multiple sources.<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2923642,"id":2923642,"title":"buttons_example","filename":"buttons_example.png","filesize":7655,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/buttons_example.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/sharing-collaboration\/citations\/buttons_example","alt":"In-line text says: \"Read more examples here:\" then right below is a bright purple rectangular button with white text that reads \"UN Women Facts and Figures.\"","author":"7121","description":"","caption":"","name":"buttons_example","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1005332,"date":"2025-08-07 20:15:31","modified":"2025-08-07 20:37:17","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":339,"height":178,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/buttons_example-213x178.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":178,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/buttons_example.png","medium-width":339,"medium-height":178,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/buttons_example.png","medium_large-width":339,"medium_large-height":178,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/buttons_example.png","large-width":339,"large-height":178,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/buttons_example.png","1536x1536-width":339,"1536x1536-height":178,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/buttons_example.png","2048x2048-width":339,"2048x2048-height":178,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/buttons_example.png","card_image-width":339,"card_image-height":178,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/buttons_example.png","wide_image-width":339,"wide_image-height":178}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/buttons_example.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h1><strong>Numbered references<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nline<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> citations <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">are easy to create, but if your story <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">contains<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> a lot of references, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">they can distract from the narrative<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> This is where numbered references <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">can help<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Using <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">text formatting<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, you can append numbered references to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">relevant<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> text<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> passages in you<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">r <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">story<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> then i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">nclude a numbered list with all <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">your<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> references in a dedicated section at the end of your work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It&#8217;s<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">common practice<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in academic writing to<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> use superscript text and brackets or parentheses to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">identify<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> numbered citations. In the story builder, you can even add a hyperlink <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">that will jump directly to a corresponding references or credits section.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2923662,"id":2923662,"title":"suberscript_example","filename":"suberscript_example.png","filesize":52727,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/suberscript_example.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/sharing-collaboration\/citations\/suberscript_example","alt":"Researchers have found that PM 2.5 is harmful at any concentration, and that lowering thresholds even below 10 micrograms per cubic meter could save thousands of lives [9, 10]. The numbered references 9 and 10 are in superscript.","author":"7121","description":"","caption":"","name":"suberscript_example","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1005332,"date":"2025-08-07 20:21:18","modified":"2025-08-07 20:21:41","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":802,"height":195,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/suberscript_example-213x195.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":195,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/suberscript_example.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":113,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/suberscript_example.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":187,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/suberscript_example.png","large-width":802,"large-height":195,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/suberscript_example.png","1536x1536-width":802,"1536x1536-height":195,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/suberscript_example.png","2048x2048-width":802,"2048x2048-height":195,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/suberscript_example.png","card_image-width":802,"card_image-height":195,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/suberscript_example.png","wide_image-width":802,"wide_image-height":195}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/suberscript_example.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h1><strong>The credits section<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ArcGIS <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">StoryMaps<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> builder allows you to optionally display a dedicated, customizable credits section a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> the end of your story. This section <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">allows you to add as many citations as you <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">need, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> is es<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pecially useful <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">if <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">your<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> sources require specific citation formats <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">(such as research papers).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">By <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">consolidating<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"auto\">your citations and references in the credits section<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, you can streamline your narrative while also providing readers with a complete picture of <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">all of the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> sources referenced throughout your story.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:278}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2923672,"id":2923672,"title":"Design_Panel","filename":"Design_Panel.png","filesize":25013,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Design_Panel.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/sharing-collaboration\/citations\/design_panel","alt":"Design Panel -> Optional story sections -> Credits (radio bullet moved to enabled).","author":"7121","description":"","caption":"","name":"design_panel","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1005332,"date":"2025-08-07 20:23:24","modified":"2025-08-07 20:23:29","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":438,"height":720,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Design_Panel-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Design_Panel.png","medium-width":159,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Design_Panel.png","medium_large-width":438,"medium_large-height":720,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Design_Panel.png","large-width":438,"large-height":720,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Design_Panel.png","1536x1536-width":438,"1536x1536-height":720,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Design_Panel.png","2048x2048-width":438,"2048x2048-height":720,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Design_Panel-283x465.png","card_image-width":283,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Design_Panel.png","wide_image-width":438,"wide_image-height":720}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Design_Panel.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW164202252 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\">The <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW164202252 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\">c<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW164202252 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\">redits section is enabled in the Design panel of the story builder<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW164202252 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\">; once <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW164202252 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\">it\u2019s<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW164202252 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\"> visible, you can add your references one at a time, in your desire<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW164202252 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\">d format. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW164202252 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\">Links are a nice touch to aid those <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW164202252 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\">readers <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW164202252 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\">who do want to dig deeper into your sources. <\/span><\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/da0df1524c704b488d79bb3e656addb3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW164202252 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\">This story<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> <span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW164202252 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW164202252 BCX0\">includes numbered citations inline, with a full list of sources in the credits section:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1144852,"id":1144852,"title":"scientific_example_credits_section","filename":"scientific_example_credits_section.jpg","filesize":15812,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scientific_example_credits_section.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/sharing-collaboration\/citations\/scientific_example_credits_section","alt":"[9] Di, Qian, et al. (2017). Association of short-term exposure to air pollution with mortality in older adults. Jama 318(24), 2446-2456. [10] Jbaily, Abdulrahman, et al. (2020). Inequalities in air pollution exposure are increasing in the United States. medRxiv, 2020.07.13.20152942.","author":"7121","description":"","caption":"","name":"scientific_example_credits_section","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1005332,"date":"2021-02-18 23:34:36","modified":"2021-02-22 21:42:49","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":388,"height":178,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scientific_example_credits_section-213x178.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":178,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scientific_example_credits_section.jpg","medium-width":388,"medium-height":178,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scientific_example_credits_section.jpg","medium_large-width":388,"medium_large-height":178,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scientific_example_credits_section.jpg","large-width":388,"large-height":178,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scientific_example_credits_section.jpg","1536x1536-width":388,"1536x1536-height":178,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scientific_example_credits_section.jpg","2048x2048-width":388,"2048x2048-height":178,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scientific_example_credits_section.jpg","card_image-width":388,"card_image-height":178,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scientific_example_credits_section.jpg","wide_image-width":388,"wide_image-height":178}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/scientific_example_credits_section.jpg"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW192098241 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW192098241 BCX0\">With the Ocean Plastics story, we had lots of flexibility with respect to reference styles, and we wanted the titles of the works we were citing to be prominent, as well as the source. Using the credits section, we put the title with a link to the work on one side, and the source on the other:<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW192098241 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1008182,"id":1008182,"title":"scientific_papers_as_references_in_ocean_plastics_story","filename":"scientific_papers_as_references_in_ocean_plastics_story.png","filesize":10924,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/09\/scientific_papers_as_references_in_ocean_plastics_story.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/sharing-collaboration\/citations\/scientific_papers_as_references_in_ocean_plastics_story","alt":"[2] Plastic Pollution Affects Sea Life Throughout the Ocean (with hyperlink), Pew. [3] Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean (with hyperlink), Research Reports. [4] Production, use, and fate of all plastics ever made (with hyperlink), Science Advances.","author":"7121","description":"","caption":"","name":"scientific_papers_as_references_in_ocean_plastics_story","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1005332,"date":"2020-09-15 21:40:59","modified":"2021-02-22 21:46:42","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":494,"height":218,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/09\/scientific_papers_as_references_in_ocean_plastics_story-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/09\/scientific_papers_as_references_in_ocean_plastics_story.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":205,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/09\/scientific_papers_as_references_in_ocean_plastics_story.png","medium_large-width":494,"medium_large-height":218,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/09\/scientific_papers_as_references_in_ocean_plastics_story.png","large-width":494,"large-height":218,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/09\/scientific_papers_as_references_in_ocean_plastics_story.png","1536x1536-width":494,"1536x1536-height":218,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/09\/scientific_papers_as_references_in_ocean_plastics_story.png","2048x2048-width":494,"2048x2048-height":218,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/09\/scientific_papers_as_references_in_ocean_plastics_story.png","card_image-width":494,"card_image-height":218,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/09\/scientific_papers_as_references_in_ocean_plastics_story.png","wide_image-width":494,"wide_image-height":218}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2020\/09\/scientific_papers_as_references_in_ocean_plastics_story.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2>Custom references section<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;d prefer to reserve the credits section for information about the story itself (rather than the sources it references), or if you&#8217;re authoring a briefing (which doesn&#8217;t currently support the credits block), you can create your own custom &#8220;Works cited&#8221; or &#8220;References&#8221; section or slide using the builder&#8217;s built-in formatting tools. This approach, demonstrated below by the award-winning story <a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/4a2e09dcc5474a12a34993ec8eb06620\">Braceros Across the United States &#8211; Mexico Border<\/a>, can be especially useful if you&#8217;re using a citation style that has very specific formatting guidelines.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2928231,"id":2928231,"title":"CitationsBraceros","filename":"CitationsBraceros.png","filesize":165734,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CitationsBraceros.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/sharing-collaboration\/citations\/citationsbraceros","alt":"A numbered list of citations\/references that appears at the end of an ArcGIS StoryMaps story","author":"7231","description":"","caption":"","name":"citationsbraceros","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1005332,"date":"2025-08-13 16:59:55","modified":"2025-08-13 17:00:38","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2546,"height":998,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CitationsBraceros-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CitationsBraceros.png","medium-width":464,"medium-height":182,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CitationsBraceros.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":301,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CitationsBraceros.png","large-width":1920,"large-height":753,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CitationsBraceros-1536x602.png","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":602,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CitationsBraceros-2048x803.png","2048x2048-width":2048,"2048x2048-height":803,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CitationsBraceros-826x324.png","card_image-width":826,"card_image-height":324,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CitationsBraceros-1920x753.png","wide_image-width":1920,"wide_image-height":753}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h1><strong>Citing media<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW36631684 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\">Before including a piece of <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW36631684 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\">visual <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW36631684 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\">media in your story, <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW36631684 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\">it\u2019s<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW36631684 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\"> important to confirm that you have permission to use it. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW36631684 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\">Many images, videos, illustrations, and other kinds of media require citations. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW36631684 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\">Even when <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW36631684 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\">that\u2019s<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW36631684 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\"> not the case <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW36631684 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\">we<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW36631684 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\"> suggest including <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW36631684 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\">media sources for <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW36631684 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\">transparency and accountability<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW36631684 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Image and video attributions<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Most med<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ia blocks in ArcGIS <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">StoryMaps<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> include a dedicated <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ttribution field, where authors can cite the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">media\u2019s <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">source. In the story builder, this <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ttribution field is accessed via the media block options<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Here, the attribution text can <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">be formatted to include <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hyperlinks, italicized text, and more<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Once <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a media attribution has been added, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">a dedicated information icon will appear in the upper-left corner of the media; readers <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">can <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">hover <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on this icon to view the full attribution<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":1146752,"id":1146752,"title":"HartMountainNationalAntelopeRefuge_photo_by_Jon_Muyskens","filename":"HartMountainNationalAntelopeRefuge_photo_by_Jon_Muyskens.jpg","filesize":168068,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/HartMountainNationalAntelopeRefuge_photo_by_Jon_Muyskens.jpg","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/sharing-collaboration\/citations\/hartmountainnationalanteloperefuge_photo_by_jon_muyskens","alt":"Hart Mountain National Antelope Refuge photo by Jon Muyskens","author":"7121","description":"","caption":"","name":"hartmountainnationalanteloperefuge_photo_by_jon_muyskens","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1005332,"date":"2021-02-22 21:12:12","modified":"2021-02-22 21:51:05","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":1120,"height":712,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/HartMountainNationalAntelopeRefuge_photo_by_Jon_Muyskens-213x200.jpg","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/HartMountainNationalAntelopeRefuge_photo_by_Jon_Muyskens.jpg","medium-width":411,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/HartMountainNationalAntelopeRefuge_photo_by_Jon_Muyskens.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":488,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/HartMountainNationalAntelopeRefuge_photo_by_Jon_Muyskens.jpg","large-width":1120,"large-height":712,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/HartMountainNationalAntelopeRefuge_photo_by_Jon_Muyskens.jpg","1536x1536-width":1120,"1536x1536-height":712,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/HartMountainNationalAntelopeRefuge_photo_by_Jon_Muyskens.jpg","2048x2048-width":1120,"2048x2048-height":712,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/HartMountainNationalAntelopeRefuge_photo_by_Jon_Muyskens-731x465.jpg","card_image-width":731,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/HartMountainNationalAntelopeRefuge_photo_by_Jon_Muyskens.jpg","wide_image-width":1120,"wide_image-height":712}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":""},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2>Chart data sources<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW218308788 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW218308788 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218308788 BCX0\">The chart block also includes a data source field, which <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW218308788 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW218308788 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218308788 BCX0\">can be <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW218308788 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW218308788 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218308788 BCX0\">configured<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW218308788 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW218308788 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218308788 BCX0\"> just like the media attribution<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW218308788 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW218308788 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218308788 BCX0\">s<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW218308788 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW218308788 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW218308788 BCX0\"> mentioned above.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"image","image":{"ID":2923682,"id":2923682,"title":"chart_example","filename":"chart_example.png","filesize":20893,"url":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/chart_example.png","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/story-maps\/sharing-collaboration\/citations\/chart_example-2","alt":"Attribute the data source for chart blocks very similarly to images, with the \"i\" information button, configured in Options.","author":"7121","description":"","caption":"","name":"chart_example-2","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":1005332,"date":"2025-08-07 20:29:20","modified":"2025-08-07 20:30:07","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/png","type":"image","subtype":"png","icon":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":848,"height":494,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/chart_example-213x200.png","thumbnail-width":213,"thumbnail-height":200,"medium":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/chart_example.png","medium-width":448,"medium-height":261,"medium_large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/chart_example.png","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":447,"large":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/chart_example.png","large-width":848,"large-height":494,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/chart_example.png","1536x1536-width":848,"1536x1536-height":494,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/chart_example.png","2048x2048-width":848,"2048x2048-height":494,"card_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/chart_example-798x465.png","card_image-width":798,"card_image-height":465,"wide_image":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/chart_example.png","wide_image-width":848,"wide_image-height":494}},"image_position":"center","orientation":"horizontal","hyperlink":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2021\/02\/chart_example.png"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h2>Web map\/scene data sources<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW27747060 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW27747060 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW27747060 BCX0\">The interactive maps and scenes you include in your story should also include attributions for any data layers they <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW27747060 BCX0\">contain<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW27747060 BCX0\">. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW27747060 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW27747060 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW27747060 BCX0\">Web maps and scenes will automatically display any credits included in their constituent layers\u2019 item pages. You can learn more about automatic web <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW27747060 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW27747060 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW27747060 BCX0\">map\/scene citations in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/data-management\/layer_source\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this article<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW154442328 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154442328 BCX0\">If <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW154442328 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW154442328 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154442328 BCX0\">you want to reference the data source for a static chart or map<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW154442328 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW154442328 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154442328 BCX0\">\u00a0\u2014 or just want to provide a more prominent citation \u2014 then the block\u2019s caption<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextDeletionMarker TrackedChange SCXW154442328 BCX0\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW154442328 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeTextDeletion SCXW154442328 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW154442328 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW154442328 BCX0\">might be the best place to do this. If you describe the dataset in your narrative text, linking in-line or using the numeric style with more details in the credits section are both ways to handle this.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<h1><strong>So many options!<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ArcGIS StoryMaps is a great tool for creating interactive web content. By inviting your readers to click on a link, button, or embed card, or peruse your nicely formatted <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">scientific <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">citations, you are not only showing integrity as a researcher, you are also rewarding your readers by letting them dig deeper into your story\u2019s topic!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If you have any <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ideas for improvement<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, we encourage you to share your thoughts in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/community.esri.com\/t5\/arcgis-storymaps-ideas\/idb-p\/arcgis-storymaps-ideas\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ArcGIS Community<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2014 t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">StoryMaps<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> team regularly reviews <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">the feedback and ideas you share here.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-contrast=\"none\">A simple citation checklist<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;335559738&quot;:360,&quot;335559739&quot;:80}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Before you publish your story, you can use the checklist below to ensure your citations and references are complete and adhere to best practices.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">General<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Choose a consistent citation style to use throughout<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Verify all links work and are descriptive (avoid \u201cclick here\u201d)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Confirm you have permission or a license for any included media<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Inline &amp; Narrative<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Add inline citations for facts, quotes, and references<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Use hyperlinked text for easy reader access<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Use numbered references if the story contains many citations<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Credits Section<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Enable the Credits section if you have multiple or formal citations<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Add full references with links where possible<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Match your credits to any inline numbering system<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Media &amp; Visuals<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Include attribution for all images, videos, and graphics (in the media block options)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cite data sources for charts and static maps<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Verify that web maps\/scenes show correct auto-attributions and add any missing credits<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Photos used:\u00a0<\/em><em>Thumbnail card for this blog post is from Erol Ahmed on Unsplash. Banner for this blog post is from Ryunosuke Kikuno on Unsplash.<\/em><\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":7121,"user_firstname":"Diana","user_lastname":"Lavery","nickname":"Diana Lavery","user_nicename":"dianaclavery_global","display_name":"Diana Lavery","user_email":"DLavery@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:19:20","user_description":"(she\/her\/hers) Diana loves working with data. She has over 15 years experience as a practitioner of demography, sociology, economics, policy analysis, and GIS. Diana holds a BA in quantitative economics and an MA in applied demography. She is a senior GIS engineer on ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World's Policy Maps team. Diana enjoys strong coffee and clean datasets, usually simultaneously.","user_avatar":"<img data-del=\"avatar\" src='https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2025\/04\/diana-lavery-3z7a9428-213x200.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-96 photo ' height='96' width='96'\/>"},{"ID":7231,"user_firstname":"Cooper","user_lastname":"Thomas","nickname":"Cooper Thomas","user_nicename":"cooper_thomas","display_name":"Cooper Thomas","user_email":"Cooper_Thomas@esri.com","user_url":"https:\/\/cooper-thomas.com\/","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:19:29","user_description":"Cooper is a cartographer on Esri\u2019s StoryMaps team. His maps have found their way onto the @Esrigram Instagram feed, the front page of Reddit, and his parents\u2019 fridge. In his spare time, Cooper enjoys playing Mozart to his houseplants so that they someday grow tall and strong.","user_avatar":"<img data-del=\"avatar\" src='https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/app\/uploads\/2024\/10\/CooperThomas-465x465.jpg' class='avatar pp-user-avatar avatar-96 photo ' height='96' width='96'\/>"}],"related_articles":[{"ID":1137602,"post_author":"7211","post_date":"2021-02-12 01:00:40","post_date_gmt":"2021-02-12 09:00:40","post_content":"","post_title":"Visual storytelling: Bring your narrative to life with an effective mix of photos","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"visual-storytelling-bring-your-narrative-to-life-with-an-effective-mix-of-photos","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2021-02-12 07:38:23","post_modified_gmt":"2021-02-12 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