APA Citation Style 7th Edition

Tables and figures enable writers to present a large amount of information efficiently and to make their data more comprehensible.

Referencing a Figure

When you use a figure in your paper that has been adapted or copied directly from another source, you need to reference the original source.  This reference appears as a caption underneath the figure that you copied or adapted for your paper.

Any image that is reproduced from another source also needs to come with copyright permission; it is not enough just to cite the source.

General Format 1 (Figure from a Book):

    Caption under Figure

    Note: Descriptive phrase. Reprinted [or adapted]

     from Book Title (page number), by Author First Initial. Second Initial. Surname,

     Year, Publisher. Copyright [Year] by the Name of Copyright Holder.

     Reprinted [or adapted] with permission.

General Format 2 (Figure from a Journal Article):

     Caption under Figure

     Note: Descriptive phrase. Reprinted [or adapted]

     from “Title of Article,” by Author First Initial. Second Initial. Surname, Year, Journal Title,

     Volume(issue), page number (DOI). Copyright [Year] by the Name of Copyright Holder.

     Reprinted [or adapted] with permission.

Referencing a Table

When you use a table in your paper that has been adapted or copied directly from another source, you need to reference the original source.  This reference appears as a caption underneath the table that you copied or adapted for your paper.

Any image that is reproduced from another source also needs to come with copyright permission; it is not enough just to cite the source.

General Format 1 (Table from a Book):

    Caption under Table

    Note: Descriptive phrase. Reprinted [or adapted]

     from Book Title (page number), by Author First Initial. Second Initial. Surname,

     Year, Publisher. Copyright [Year] by the Name of Copyright Holder.

     Reprinted [or adapted] with permission.

General Format 2 (Table from a Journal Article):

     Caption under Table

     Note: Descriptive phrase. Reprinted [or adapted]

     from “Title of Article,” by Author First Initial. Second Initial. Surname, Year, Journal Title,

     Volume(issue), page number (DOI). Copyright [Year] by the Name of Copyright Holder.

     Reprinted [or adapted] with permission.