To provide an image forming method and a silver halide color photographic sensitive material free of occurrence of stains on a white background during storage and degradation of a finished image such as deterioration of print glossiness even in the case of exposure in a sheet shape and processing under low replenishment bleach fixing conditions under high-speed transport.

In the image forming method in which the silver halide color photographic sensitive material containing a compound represented by formula (IA) in at least one of red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers is cut in a sheet shape, imagewise exposed and subjected to a development procedure including a color developing step, a bleach-fixing step and a rinsing step, the transport speed in the development is 42.0 to 100 mm/s and a rinsing tank comprises a multichamber structure demarcated by a bladelike member.