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Style Guides: APA

In October 2019, the American Psychological Association published its 7th edition of the APA Publication Manual, which replaces the 6th edition from 2009. To learn about the major changes in the APA guidelines, please consult this link.

In addition to providing guidance on grammar, the mechanics of writing, and APA style, this manual offers an authoritative reference and citation system. It also covers the treatment of numbers, statistical and mathematical data, tables and figures.

The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition is the official source for APA Style.

Figures & Tables

NOTE: Figures mean graphs, photos, illustrations, screenshots, etc. (e.g. not a Table)

Number figures consecutively throughout your paper.

Double-space the caption that appears under 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.

If an image, 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; it is not enough just to cite the source. For example: Copyright 2014 by the ABC Company. Reprinted with permission.

Sources for tables must be listed in your reference list. Sources for images or figures are not required in your reference list.

Figures

Caption under Figure

Figure X. Descriptive phrase that serves as title and description. Reprinted [or adapted] from Title of Website, by Author First Initial. Second Initial. Surname, Year, URL. Copyright [year] by the Name of Copyright Holder. Reprinted [or adapted] with permission.

Tables

In text citation format

Table X would indicate that.

Title above table

Table X (Add title or description of table)

Caption below table format

Note. Adapted/Retrieved/Reprinted from Source website. Copyright (Year) by the Name of Copyright Holder. Reprinted [or adapted] with permission.

Reference list format

Personal or Corporate Author. (Last update or copyright date; if not known, put n.d.). Title of specific document. URL of specific document