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APA 7th Referencing

American Psychological Association, 7th edition

Tables format

Table from a webpage

 

Format Example

Table #

Table title

[Table goes above the note]

Note. From/Adapted from Author (Year).

Table 1

Loans policy for students, Holmesglen Library

example table shows loans policy for Holmesglen

Note. From Holmesglen (2019).

 

In-text citation

Format Example
Refer to tables according to how you've numbered them (i.e. Table 1, Table 2, etc.) As shown in Table 1 ...

 

Reference

Format Example

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of source. Publisher (if different from author). https://xxxxx

Holmesglen. (2019). Loans policy for students, Holmesglen Library. https://holmesglen.edu.au/Students/Library/About-the-library/Borrowing-policies/

More examples of website references.

Table from a database

 

Format Example

Table #

Table title

[Table goes above the note]

 

Note. From/Adapted from Author (Year).

Table 1

Number of visitors to an undisclosed island in 2017, sorted by age

example table shows number of visitors to an undisclosed island

Note. From Adams (2018).

 

In-text citation

Format Example
Refer to tables according to how you've numbered them (i.e. Table 1, Table 2, etc.) As shown in Table 1 ...

 

Reference

Format Example
Author, A. A. (Year). Title of source. Database Name.

Adams, F. G. (2018). Dispatches from an undisclosed island. DatabaseOnline.

Table from a book

 

Format Example

Table #

Table title

[Table goes above the note]

 

Note. From/Adapted from Author (Year, p. xx). 

Table 1

Extraterrestrial attitudes towards primary colours, in percentages (%)

example table shows extraterrestrial attitudes towards primary colours

Note. From Bradshaw (2015, p. 41).

 

In-text citation

Format Example
Refer to tables according to how you've numbered them (i.e. Table 1, Table 2, etc.) As shown in Table 1 ...

 

Reference

Format Example

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of book (ed.). Publisher. 

Bradshaw, C. (2015). Outer space and psychology: The thoughts and behaviours of extraterrestrial life. Intergalactic Publications.

More examples of book references.

Table from an electronic journal

 

Format Example

Table #

Table title

[Table goes above the note]

 

Note. From/Adapted from Author (Year, p. xx).

Table 1

Number of Easter chocolates consumed by the Jones family

example table shows number of Easter chocolates consumed by the Jones family

Note. Adapted from Brady (2015, p. 34).

 

In-text citation

Format Example
Refer to tables according to how you've numbered them (i.e. Table 1, Table 2, etc.) As shown in Table 1 ...

 

Reference

Format Example

Author, A. A. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, Volume(Issue), Page-Page. https://doi.org/xx.xxxx

Brady, L. E. (2015). Number of Easter chocolates consumed by the Jones family. International Journal of Sugary Foods, 2(1), 29-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/12345678910

More examples of ejournal references.

Referencing your own tables

 

Format Example

Table #

Table title (Author, Year)

[Table goes below the heading]

 

Table 1

Number of people who took part in the magic penguin dance in 2018 (Peregrine, 2019)

example table shows number of people who took part in the magic penguin dance

 

In-text citation

Format Example
Refer to tables according to how you've numbered them (i.e. Table 1, Table 2, etc.) As shown in Table 1 ... 

 

Reference

If the table is unpublished, you do not need to include a reference (see: personal communications tab).