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APA 7th Citation Guide

A guide on APA Style 7th edition, derived from the APA Style Manual

General Information

The following Information is summarized from  chapter seven (pp. 195-250) of the 7th edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (American Psychological Association, 2020). More information on using APA formatted tables and figures is available on the APA style website here.

For Tables and Figures Copyright Attribution format examples, please visit the Copyright section of this guide here.

Guidelines

Tables are used to represent numerical values or textual information.

Table Elements

  • Number: The table number appears  above the table  in bold font 
  • Title: The table title appears one double-spaced line below the table number in italic title case
  • Headings: All tables should include column headings, including  a heading for the leftmost column (stub heading)
  • Body:  The table body includes all the rows and columns of a table. The body may be single space, one and a half spaced, or double spaced
  • Notes: A note (general, specific, and probability) appear below the table to describe the contents of the table that cannot be understood from the table title or body alone, (e.g. definitions of abbreviations, copyright attribution). Notes are double-spaced and flush left. Not all tables include table notes

Visit the APA Style site here to view illustrations of sample tables. Also, visit the Copyright section of this guide here to see Tables and Figures Copyright Attribution format examples.

Table Example

The following table is adapted from: American Psychological Association (2020). Tables and figures. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/tables-figures/index

Note: Basic Table Components.  Adapted from "Basic Components of a Table" by American Psychological Association, 2020, Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.), p. 200 (https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000). Copyright 2020 by the American Psychological Association.

Figures are graphical displays of information that are not tables, i.e., graphs, charts, drawings, maps, plots, photographs, multipanel figures, or any non-textual depictions.

Figure Elements

  • Number: The figure number appears above the figure in bold
  • Title: The figure title appears one double-spaced line below the figure number in italic title case
  • Image: The image portion of the figure is the chart, graph, photograph, drawing, or other illustration itself
  • Legend: A figure legend, or key, if present, should be positioned within the borders of the figure and explains any symbols used in the figure image
  • Note: A note (general, specific, and probability) can appear below the figure to describe contents of the figure that cannot be understood from the figure title, image, and/or legend alone (e.g. definitions of abbreviations, copyright attribution). Notes are double-spaced and flush left.

*Figures can be created in different ways. Please visit the APA style site here to see illustrations on how to setup different figures. Also, visit the Copyright section of this guide here to see Tables and Figures Copyright Attribution format examples.

Figure Example

The following figure is adapted from: American Psychological Association (2019). Tables and figures. APA Style. https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines/tables-figures/index

APA 7 Figure

Note: Basic Figure Components. Adapted from "Basic Components of a Figure" by American Psychological Association, 2020, Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.), p. 226 (https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000). Copyright 2020 by the American Psychological Association.