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APA Reference Guide: Tables

APA Reference Guide 7th Edition to correctly acknowledge sources of information in your work and assessments

Tables

Tables

Tables

Referencing tables (examples are in blue)
 

  A caption is required above a table, and includes the word Table in bold with a capital letter and a number (from 1, in numerical order) followed by a full stop (eg: Table 1), as well as a brief title on the following line

  An in-text citation is required below the table, and includes: Source: (Author or Creator, Year)

Format Reference List In-Text Citation
Table from a website

Author Surname, Initial or Creator. (Year, Month Date). Title of image. http://www.xxxxx

 

Hussain, I. (2015, June 2). Types of online health information sources used by teens. https://www.imedicalapps.com/2015/06/social-media-health-google/

Above table add Table X and a brief description

Below table:

If necessary, add notes or further explanations starting with 

Note:

and then followed by

Source: (Author Surname or Creator, Year)
 

Example:

Table 1.
Types of online health information sources used by teens.
Note: participants located in New York, US. Source: (Hussain, 2015)
Table from a journal article

Author Surname. (Year). Title of entry. Title of Journal, volume number(issue number), page numbers of the whole article. https://doi.org/xx.xxx/xxxx or URL
 

Du, J. T., & Haines, J. (2017). Indigenous Australians' information behaviour and internet use in everyday life: An exploratory study. Information Research, 22(1). http://informationr.net/ir/22-1/paper737.html

 

If the journal article does not have page numbers, leave this out.

Above table add Table X and a brief description

Below table add in-text citation:
Source: (Author Surname or Creator, Year, section of journal article.
 

Example:

Table 2.
Information needs of indigenous people



Source: (Du & Haines, 2017, Results & discussion section).
Table from a book 

Author Surname. (Year). Title of book. Publisher. 

Barrow, C. (2012). Business plans for small businesses. Crimson Publishing.
 

Note: for eBook - add DOI or http://www.xxxxx after publisher (if applicable)


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Above table add Table X and a brief description

Below table add:
Reprinted from Title of Book (page number), by Author Initial, Surname, Year, Publisher. Copyright Year by the Name of Copyright Holder.

Example:

Table 3.

Routes to market for small businesses.

Note: Reprinted from Business Plans for Small Businesses (p. 118) by C. Barrow, 2012, Crimson Publishing Ltd. Copyright 2012 by Crimson Publishing.
Own Table Reference entry is not required if you have created your own table

Above table add Table X and a brief description

Below table add:
Note: Own table

Example:

Table 3.
Library circulation numbers.

Note: Own table.