I am with several collaborators preparing a scientific article about pollination ecology with information obtained from iNaturalist. I would like to know if I can put the iNat logo in a graphical abstract to express in the methodology that the records were obtained here.
Is it allowed to use the logo in this way?
Thanks for your answers:)
Haha, I actually was discussing the same thing today! I think this is ok based on previous answers from staff:
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/copyright-of-inaturalist-logo-etc-for-educational-use/8504
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/may-i-use-the-inaturalist-logo-to-link-to-project-on-a-blog/2978
But if I’m wrong, happy to find out as well.
@carrieseltzer It seems like it is ok to use the logo in papers for education generally. Do we need to include any sort of citation/acknowledgement or something along with it? I am looking at using the bird logo only in a header image montage with a few other images (sort of like a graphical abstract but more decorative/not a freestanding piece). Is there anything specific I’d need to do here? Or that @danielvelascoc would need to do for their abstract? Thanks!
Please do include it! You can find the logos here: https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/press
The main consideration for using the logo is that it should not be used in a misleading way, e.g. misrepresenting a relationship with iNaturalist.
Using the logo in a graphical abstract to convey how iNaturalist was incorporated into the research is perfectly appropriate, just like using the logo to link to iNaturalist in an editorial or promotional context.
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