APA style guides
More examples are available in the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association available from UWA library and the APA style guide to electronic references available online via the UWA Library.
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
The 5th edition of the Manual, available for loan from UWA library.- APA style guide to electronic references
pdf (24pp.) outlining the changes to APA style for electronic references made in 2007. Available for download by UWA staff and students.
Using Your Own Tables and Figures
Tables and figures are numbered consecutively in your assignment; Figure 1, Figure 2 etc. . Consult the APA Publication Manual pp.147-201 for more detailed information about formatting tables and figures.
Tables and figures in text
Material Type |
In-Text Citation |
| Table: Your Own |
Tables are numbered consecutively, (using arabic numerals), in your assignment. When referring to the table in your text refer to it by number e.g. "as shown in Table 6". The Table itelf has a table number and a descriptive title, in italics, beginning on the line below. Table # |
| Figure: Your Own |
Figures are numbered consecutively, using arabic numerals, in your assignment. When referring to the figure in your text refer to it by number e.g. "as shown in Figure 3". The figure itelf has a figure number in italics and a descriptive caption following - beginning on the same line. Figure#. Descriptive caption for figure. |
Citing Tables, Figures and Images
If you use a table of figure (or some data in a table or figure) from another source, then you must acknowledge your source in a note below the table or figure. Add a Note below the reproduced table (or figure) as described in the in text citation examples:
Material Type |
In-Text Citation |
Reference List Entry |
| Table, or Figure, or Data you have used in a Table or Figure, which you got from another source in print. |
For material reprinted from a journal article:
For material reprinted from a book: Note. From [or the data in column # are from] Thermophysical properties of fluids p.113, by M.J. Assael, 1998, London: Imperial College Press. |
Ackerman, D., & Stein, E.D. (2008). Evaluating the effectiveness of best management practices using dynamic modeling. Journal of Environmental Engineering, 134(8), 629-639. Assael, M. (1998). Thermophysical properties of fluids. London: Imperial College Press. |
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Table, or Figure, or Data you have used in a Table or Figure, which you got from another source on the web. |
Note. From [or the data in column # are from] International Merchandise Imports, Australia, Jan 2009, Australian Bureau of Satatistics. |
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2009). International Merchandise Imports Australia, January 2009 (No. 5439.0), Retrieved February 18, 2009 from http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/mf/5439.0?OpenDocument |
Images |
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| Image: Cited in Text | (Van Gogh, 1888) | Van Gogh, Vincent (Artist). (1888). Van Gogh's Chair [painting]. London: The National Gallery. |
| Image: in a book that you refer to in your text | ...the painting 'Mona Lisa' (Gombrich 1995, p. 203) ... | Gombrich, E. H.(1995). The story of art (16th ed.). London: Phaidon. |
| Image: From the Web |
(originator,year image became available) [if no author available, use the first few words of the image title, if no year avilable, write n.d. for no date]. |
Author or originator. (Year [if available, otherwise n.d.]). Description or title of image [image]. Retrieved Month date, Year from URL. |
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