License on images created with Chemix

Small Distribution

Non-commercial use within a small setting (usually fewer than 100 people) does not require any attribution to Chemix.

Examples:

Teaching materials, student handouts distributed within a class or school only

Mass or commercial distribution

Non-commercial use in a large or public setting or any commercial use, unless exempt (see "Exemptions" below) requires attribution to Chemix as the tool used to create the images, in one of the formats outlined below, depending on the type of distribution.

Examples:

Research paper
Book
Stand or leaflet at an event
Teaching materials (including but not limited to: PDFs, Word documents, slides) uploaded to online platforms
YouTube videos (regardless of number of followers)

How to attribute

Please use one of the following approved formats. For printed materials, a version that includes the link as a text ("https://chemix.org"), must be used.

Created with Chemix (https://chemix.org)

Created with Chemix

Diagrams made in Chemix (https://chemix.org)

Diagrams made in Chemix

Created with https://chemix.org

Research Papers

If you are writing a research paper and would like to include diagrams made with Chemix, you must cite us, in one of the following format:

Diagram(s) created with Chemix (2024). Retrieved from https://chemix.org

In MLA style:

"Chemix." Editor for lab and science diagrams, 2004, https://chemix.org.

With BibTeX:

@misc{CiteChemix,
  title        = {Chemix - Editor for lab and science diagrams},
  author       = {Chemix.org},
  year         = 2024,
  note         = {\url{https://chemix.org}}
}

With BibLaTeX:

@online{CiteChemix,
  title        = {Chemix - Editor for lab and science diagrams},
  author       = {Chemix.org},
  year         = 2024,
  url          = {https://chemix.org},
  urldate      = {Date of access}
}

Books

For any long-form content, such as a book, you must:

Credit us at the first image used, with:

Created with Chemix (https://chemix.org)
At least one of:
1. In the Introduction of the book, stating "diagrams were created with Chemix (https://chemix.org)" or similar
2. In the References of the book, stating "diagrams were created with Chemix (https://chemix.org)" or similar
3. In the References of the book, per diagram used, using the format outlined in the "Research papers" section of this article.

Exemptions

Above requirement are waived if you upgrade to a subscription:

Any images exported while you are subscribed under exemption from needing to include an attribution
Even after your subscription has expired, as long as the already exported images are not modified, you may continue the use the images under exemption.

If in doubt, please check with us on support@chemix.org or over chat.