![]() Note: In creating captions for images, treat the reference similar to that of secondary sources, where the author names are not inverted (e.g., “R. Copyright 2005 by the American Psychological Association. 156), by the American Psychological Association, 2009, Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Reprinted from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (p. This is a caption and it describes the figure. It is best practice to not copy-and paste captions from figures rather, explain the figure in your own words to demonstrate how it illustrates the textual content that it accompanies.įigure 1. If the figure you are reproducing or adapting contains a title or caption, crop the image to remove the text and write your own description. (The examples on this guide are single-spaced to save space.) (5.23) Captions are double-spaced and justified to the left. Within the caption, include any acknowledgement that a figure is reproduced or adapted from another source. They are placed directly below the figure and serve as the title of the figure. Major words are capitalized in the legend.Ĭaptions are explanations of the figure and should be concise but descriptive. The text in your legend should match (font, sizing) the other lettering in the figure. The legend is a guide on how to read the figure and it explains the symbols that you use to illustrate your data. (5.05)įigures may contain legends and captions. Do not use suffix letters (e.g., fig.) to number them that is, label them as Table 5 or Figure 5. Use Arabic numerals in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text. You may choose to number your tables and figures. Some types of figures include: Graphs (information presented on x- and y-axes, and often illustrates quantitative data), charts (usually display non-quantitative data, e.g., flow charts), maps (spatial information), drawings (pictorial information such as illustrations and cartoons), and photographs (direct visual representation of information). ![]() References to these locations are bold and in parentheses, e.g., (5.20). See listed sections of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association to find more information on the topics discussed. The information on this guide is abridged. This guide will help you to create in-text and reference page citations in American Psychological Association (APA) style for figures that accompany your text.
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