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APA 6th Edition Referencing: Tables

This is a Wintec guide to help you with referencing in the American Psychological Association (APA) style.

Tables - Referred to and reproduced in assignment

Table 1
Success Rates of Planned and Unplanned Quit Attempts

Note. *Most recent attempt to stop smoking. † Percentage (95% confidence interval). Reproduced from “Catastrophic pathways to smoking cessation: Findings from national survey,” by R. West, 2006, British Medical Journal, 332(7539), p. 459.  Copyright 2006 by BMJ Publishing Group. Reprinted with permission. 


Note: This is an example from APA showing the full reference and copyright information for publishing purposes. For your unpublished or undergraduate assignments you can treat the table as a direct quotation. E.g.: (West, 2006, p.459). See example below.

Author, A. (Date of publication). Title of journal article: Subtitle. Title of journal, volume number(issue number), page range. Retrieval information


Example—reference list entry

West, R. (2006). Catastrophic pathways to smoking cessation: Findings from national survey. British Medical Journal, 332(7539), 458-460. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38723.573866.AE

In-text citations

Because the table caption contains the information an in-text citation would normally, simply refer to the relevant Table in the body of your assignment. E.g.:

Example—in-text citation

Table 1 contrasts the success rates of planned and unplanned quit attempts.
or
Planned attempts to quit smoking are much more effective than unplanned attempts (see Table 1).

 

Table numbers are written sequentially and should not be followed by a full stop. When referring to each table in text, use a capital T.

Table Titles are placed immediately under the table number and above the table. Titles are written in italics and should provide a brief explanation of the table. Use capitals for main words, but no full stop after the title.

Notes are written directly under the table with the word Note in italics with a full stop. Notes include explanations of abbreviations, symbols and acknowledgement that the table has been reproduced from another source.

Adaptation of APA rule: The rules presented here for using tables/figures have been slightly modified from APA (2010).

Table referred to but NOT reproduced in assignment

Example—reference list entry 

West, R. (2006).  Catastrophic pathways to smoking cessation: Findings from national survey.  British Medical Journal, 332(7539), 458-460. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38723.573866.AE

Example—in-text citation
As West (2006) notes...
or 
The percentage of planned … (West, 2006).
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