An image forming apparatus includes an image bearing member, an electrifying device for electrifying the image bearing member, and a transferring member provided with a contact portion contacting with the image bearing member. The transferring member causes the contact portion to make a transferring material pass by to thereby transfer a toner image formed on the image bearing member to the transferring material. A length of the transferring member in the lengthwise direction of the image bearing member is shorter than a length of an electrification area in which the electrifying device electrifies the image bearing member. A cleaning blade contact with the image bearing member to remove residual toner from the image bearing member. The image forming apparatus further includes a lubricant imparting device for imparting a lubricant to surface areas of the image bearing member in the lengthwise direction, which are outside the transferring member and correspond to the end portions of the cleaning blade. Lubricant is not applied to a surface area corresponding to a position when the transferring member contacts with the lubricant forming member.