Educational License Image Use for Academic Paper Publication

[Do Won29885632j7ih]

Hi.

I downloaded a few images and pictures from Adobe Stock with Educational License.

I wonder whether I can use the images (or pictures) for my academic (engineering) research paper publication. (for example, IEEE, Elsevier, or MDPI journals.)

Thank you for your time and support.

[Jill_C · Accepted solution]

The license terms are shown here. There is no "educational license". Perhaps you've accessed Adobe Stock via a subscription at your school; however the terms of use described on this page are still applicable. It seems that a standard license is appropriate for your use of Stock assets.

https://stock.adobe.com/license-terms?state=%7B%22ac%22%3A%22stock.adobe.com%22%7D

[Joshua349649297rga]

There is no ed type on that page, but when looking at an image, the term "Education Licence" is used by adobe as a licence type.

I also see this wording as I work for a community college. It's rather confusing, because the words "Education Licence" are hyperlinked to a page that does not include any reference to such a licence (this is the same page linked to above): https://stock.adobe.com/enterprise-conditions.

Clarification on what

[TJDuck]

I have also had this problem with trying to find the correct licensing terms for what is listed as "Education licence". I have no idea the terms and also want to use an image as the basis of an illustration for a research paper. It would be great if someone from Adobe could respond.

[Andrew266371297wuw]

so is this the final answer? why is 'educational licence' then applied if there is 'none', is there clarification about whether standar licence means educational?

[Dr. Buzz]

This is still very confusing.  I do have my own subscription (through a university), and in my Adobe account, under "license history" (https://stock.adobe.com/Dashboard/LicenseHistory) it cleary shows "Education License" but there is no explanation of what this means, or how is may or may not differ from a standard license.  The question about whether these images can be used in a research paper or other non-commercial educational publication has not been adequatly addressed.  If there is no "eduation license" then Adobe needs to stop using that term.

[Nancy OShea]

Ask your instructor if Stock images are allowed in research papers.

Your school / publisher may have restrictions that we don't know about, especially with regard to content that's generated by Artificial Intelligence (fake images). 

[Dr. Buzz]

Thanks for that, but the question remains about why Adobe labels a license as "Educational License" but does not provide any details about what that means.  A simple paragraph or sentence on thier license page that states it is equivalent to a standard license would suffice.  Or if there are differences, these need to be specified.

[Nancy OShea]

Adobe sells software licenses to Businesses, Students/Teachers, and Colleges/Universities. Plans vary by size and price per seat.  For details on what's included, contact your organization's IT dept administrator.

Adobe Creative Cloud Education FAQ

https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/education-faq.html

Adobe Creative Cloud End User License Agreement FAQ

https://helpx.adobe.com/x-productkb/policy-pricing/end-user-license-agreements-faq.html

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Adobe Stock Royalty-Free Asset Licenses -- Standard, Enhanced, Extended, Editorial Use Only

https://stock.adobe.com/license-terms

Hope that helps.