Citing and referencing: Tables and Figures

When including a figure or a table from another source in your work, it is important to include appropriate citations.

• Tables are numerical values or text displayed in rows and columns.
• Figures are other illustrations such as graphs, charts, maps, drawings, photographs etc.
• All Tables and Figures must be referred to in the main body of the text.
• Number all Tables and Figures in the order they first appear in the text.
• Refer to them in the text by their number. For example:

As shown in Table 2 .

As illustrated in Figure 3 .

• Each table or figure should be titled and captioned.
• For images, photos and paintings see Audio and Visual media in this guide
• For further information see Digital images and Copyright.

Tables reproduced in your text:

• Each table should be displayed with a brief explanatory title.

Table 1. Hours of Television Viewing Per Week by Age Group

• You must include a caption beneath the table. Use the following format - this format differs from the reference list format. See note at bottom of this page regarding copyright permissions if publishing a table or a figure.
• For other examples of tables see APA Style Central.

Note. Reprinted [adapted] from “Title of article,” by A. B. Author and C. D. Author, Year, Journal Title, Volume, page number. Copyright Year by "Name of copyright holder".

Note. Reprinted [adapted] from Title of book (p. xx), by E. F. Author, Year, Place of Publication: Publisher. Copyright Year by "Name of copyright holder".

Figures reproduced in your text

• Each figure should be displayed with a brief explanatory title. eg. Figure 3. Complex Theoretical Formulations
• You must include a caption beneath the figure. Use the following format - references for figures are not required in your reference list.
• For examples of figures see APA Style Central

Figure X. A concise explanation of the figure. Adapted [reprinted] from “Title of article,” by A. Author, B. Author, and C. Author, Year, Journal Title, Volume(Issue), page number. Copyright Year by "Name of the copyright holder".

Figure X. A concise explanation of the figure. Adapted [reprinted] from Title of book (p. xx), by E. F. Author, Year, Place of Publication: Publisher. Copyright Year by "Name of the copyright holder".

If a figure or table is reproduced from another source for a published work, permission must be sought from the copyright holder and this information must be included in the caption.

Figure X. A concise explanation of the figure. Reprinted [adapted] from “Title of article,” by A. Author, B. Author, and C. Author, Year, Journal Title, Volume, page number. Copyright Year by "Name of copyright holder". Reprinted [or adapted] with permission.

Figure X. A concise explanation of the figure. Reprinted [adapted] from Title of Book (p. xx), by E. F. Author, Year, Place of Publication: Publisher. Copyright Year by "Name of copyright holder". Reprinted [or adapted] with permission.