Subject guides: APA 7th: Tables and figures

Tables and figures

Refer to the following advice and examples when you want to reproduce or adapt tables or figures from a journal, book or other source.

General tips

Tables are numerical values or text displayed in rows and columns.
Figures are any visual display which isn't a table. For example, graphs, charts, maps, drawings, photographs, artwork etc.
Each table or figure should be titled and numbered in the order they first appear in the text, e.g. Table 1, Figure 3.
The caption below the figure or table (the Note) can begin with some concise text to explain the table or figure, but this is optional.
The Note must be the same font as the main body text, and double spaced.

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For images, photos, and paintings reproduced in your work from a book, website or journal article, treat them like a figure. For copyright free and creative commons images see also Citing and attributing images.
For further information on laying out tables and figures, and examples, see the APA Style website - Tables and figures.

In-text citation

Format

All tables and figures are referred to in the text by their number.

Example

As shown in Table 2 . . .

As illustrated in Figure 3 . . .

Figure, reproduced from a journal article

Format

Figure 1

Title of Figure

Note. Explanatory note (optional). From “Title of Article,” by A. A. Author and B. B. Author, Year, Journal Title, volume(issue), p. page number of the figure (https://doi.org/xxxxx). Copyright Copyright Year by Name of the copyright holder.

Example

Figure 1

Direct, Indirect, and Interactive Effects of Teamwork Practices on Organisational Performance and Job-related Anxiety

Note. Two distinct models interact to influence teamwork practices and outcomes. From “Exploring Possible Trade‐offs Between Organisational Performance and Employee Well‐being: The Role of Teamwork Practices,” by C. Ogbonnaya, 2019, Human Resource Management Journal, 29(3), p. 452 (https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12238). Copyright 2019 by John Wiley and Sons.

Reference list

Ogbonnaya, C. (2019). Exploring possible trade‐offs between organisational performance and employee well‐being: The role of teamwork practices. Human Resource Management Journal, 29(3), 451–468. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12238

Table, adapted from a government report

Format

Table 1

Title of Table

<TABLE>

Note. Explanatory note (optional). Adapted from “Report title” by A. A. Author or Group Author, Year, p. page no. of table (https://xxxxx). Copyright Copyright Year by Name of copyright holder.

Example

Table 1

Key Minerals for Clean Energy Technologies, and Their Relative Importance

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Note. Adapted from “Intergenerational report 2023: Australia’s future to 2063,” by the Australian Government, 2023, p.114 (https://treasury.gov.au/publication/2023-intergenerational-report). Copyright 2023 by the Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 3.0 AU.

Reference list

Australian Government. (2023). Intergenerational report 2023: Australia’s future to 2063. https://treasury.gov.au/publication/2023-intergenerational-report

Tips

The report has a Creative Commons licence (CC BY 3.0 AU).
Copyright details are from the reverse of the report’s title page.

Copyright note for works that will be published

If you are including a figure or table from another source in a work that you intend to publish, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder.

To indicate this, in the figure or table Note, after the Copyright details, add either Reprinted with permission. or Adapted with permission.