Science Source licenses stock science and medical photos, illustrations, and footage for creative content. Its web catalog includes scientific diagrams, medical scans and illustrations, 3D illustrations and animation, and historical pictures. The company says its customers work in areas including textbooks, websites, video, television, education, advertising, publishing, universities, and blogs. Buyers can seek royalty-free or rights-managed image licenses. Royalty-free pricing is based on reproduction size, and exclusivity is unavailable for those images. Rights-managed prices depend on usage details such as reproduction size, print run or circulation, and placement; exclusivity can be added for an additional fee. Science Source also offers custom medical and scientific illustration, tabletop science photography, composites, recolorization, and 3D modeling. Registered users can search by image number or keyword, save and manage lightboxes, and share lightbox links. Direct high-resolution downloads require registration and an account in good standing. Those downloads are JPEG files with embedded IPTC information, including caption, copyright, keywords, credit, and image ID. The company says it can deliver high-resolution files by direct download, email, FTP link, or shipped CD or DVD. Online image purchases can be paid by credit card; invoices for download-access accounts can be paid by credit card, check, or wire. Science Source is headquartered in New York, New York, and says it has provided content for over 50 years.
Who it is for
Science Source suits creative, publishing, educational, and media buyers looking for science or medical imagery, footage, or custom visual work. It may also suit teams that need to organize image selections with searchable catalogs and shareable lightboxes.
What is good
- Catalog includes science, medical, 3D, and historical visual assets.
- Offers both royalty-free and rights-managed image licenses.
- Custom services include illustration, photography, composites, and 3D modeling.
- Registered users can save and share lightboxes.
- High-resolution files can be delivered through several methods.
What to know first
- There is no free plan.
- License pricing depends on usage or reproduction details.
- Direct high-resolution downloads require registration and an account in good standing.
- Royalty-free images are not available exclusively.
Verdict
Choose Science Source if your project needs science or medical imagery, footage, or custom visual services, and you can work with license pricing based on use. Look elsewhere if you need a free plan or exclusive rights to royalty-free images.
Get started with Science Source
- Visit the Science Source website at https://www.sciencesourceimages.com/.
- Register to search by keyword or image number and manage lightboxes.
- Choose a royalty-free or rights-managed license, or ask about subscription pricing.
- Establish an account in good standing to download high-resolution files directly.
- Contact Science Source by phone or email for help finding images or arranging pricing.
Limits to know first
There is no free plan. Royalty-free image pricing depends on reproduction size and does not include exclusivity; rights-managed pricing varies by usage, and exclusivity costs extra.
Questions about Science Source
Does Science Source offer a free plan?
No. Its pricing model is paid, and it has no free plan.
How is image licensing priced?
Royalty-free pricing is based on reproduction size. Rights-managed pricing depends on usage details such as reproduction size, print run or circulation, and placement; subscription pricing is available by contacting sales.
Can I get exclusive rights to an image?
Exclusivity is available for rights-managed images for an additional fee. It is unavailable for royalty-free images.
What can I download, and in what format?
High-resolution downloads are JPEG files with embedded IPTC captions containing caption, copyright, keywords, credit, and image ID. Direct downloads require registration and an account in good standing.
How can high-resolution files be delivered?
Delivery options include direct download, email, FTP link, or shipped CD or DVD.
Where is Science Source based?
Its headquarters are in New York, New York, United States.
Science Source plans and pricing
All plansCompared on stock photo websites
- Illustration assets
- Yes
- Editorial assets
- Yes
