CITING TABLES AND FIGURES IN APA, 6TH EDITION

By Gerald Franz, PhD

Tables or Figures?

Tables: numbers or words in

columns or rows

Figures: charts, graphs, drawings,

photographs, maps, etc.

Number the tables or figures with Arabic numbers. No 3a, 3b, etc.

Figure 1 US Credit Cards Market Shares

If tables or figures in an appendix, label them: A1, or B1, etc.

Figure A1 Women Earn Majority of Family Income

Figure A1 Women Earn Majority of Family Income

Label the figure on the bottom

Label the table on the top

Notes under the tables can be either:1. General: More explanation pertaining to whole chart.

Note. Bars indicate standard error of mean.

2. Specific: Use superscript a, b, c, etc. to make point concerning part of table.

aSED = standard errors of differences of meanbn.s. = not significant

3. Probability: Use an asterisk to note a value

FIGURESNo three levels of notes, like

with tables.

FIGURES

Use these parts:Figure #. (in italics)

Figure 3.

FIGURES

Caption or title. (may be phrase)

Figure 3. US Desktop PCs Market Shares 2007.

FIGURES

Optional: Short description to help reader understand the

figure.

Figure 3. US Desktop PCs Market Shares 2007. “Others” includes…

FIGURES

Last, if you retrieved the figure, provide the reference here.

Figure 3. US Desktop PCs Market Shares 2007. Adapted from “US Desktop PCS 2008 (Snapshots Report),” March 24, 2008, Snapshots North America, p. 6.

Citing TablesThe same citing method applies for

tables. As the last part of your “Note” section, cite your source if

retrieved.

Citing format for tables and figures:

Adapted from “Title of source,” by A. B. Lastname, Year,

Journal Name, Vol. #, p. xx.Adapted from “Frontiers of the

mind,” by R. Correll, 2009, Journal of the West, 11, p. 42.

Your Table or Figure references are not included in your final references. They are fully cited in the text.

Make sure to check out the APA link on the Library Main Page for helpful

information.