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APA 7th Edition Referencing Guide1

A Wintec Library guide to referencing in APA 7th edition style

Quick links for Tables/graphs


Referencing a table (reproduced in assignment)

A table can be referenced in much the same way as an image or figure whose creator is uncredited—i.e., by referencing the source in which the table appears. For example:

Author, A. (Date). Title of journal article: Subtitle in sentence case. Title of Journal in Italic Title Case, volume number(issue number), page range. https://doi.org/123.456.789

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

Table 1

Success Rates of Planned and Unplanned Quit Attempts

(West, 2006, p. 459)

Note
Because the table caption contains the information an in-text citation would normally have, you can simply refer to the relevant figure in the body of your assignment (as below).

 

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

Page/paragraph numbers are optional for paraphrased information.

 

Narrative
Table 1 contrasts the success rates...

Parenthetical
... of planned  and unplanned quit attempts (Table 1).


Table with multiple citations

If you need to cite several cells or pieces of information within the table, you can use a footnote system:

Note
The footnotes serve as your in-text citation. However, you will need to give a full reference for each citation. See Referencing a table (reproduced in an assignment) above for examples.

Using your own tables/graphs in a written assignment

You do not need to provide any referencing for tables you have created yourself. However, it may be necessary to reference information within your table if you have taken it from elsewhere.

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