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APA 7th

APA (American Psychological Association) 7th edition is an author-date referencing style requiring an in-text citation within the text of your document and a related entry in a reference list at the end of your document.

Figures - copyright permission needed

No date: If there is no year of publication, use the abbreviation (n.d.) for no date.

For more information on reference list format and style, see General information -  basics of referencing.

Format for figure in a book

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Note. Description of the figure contents that cannot be understood from the figure title or body alone. From Title of Book (p. page number), by Author/s, Copyright date, Publisher (https://doi.org/xxx). Copyright year by Copyright Holder. Reprinted with permission.

Example

Tracey Emin's portfolio includes her controversial Tate Gallery installation, My Bed (see Figure 1).

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Tracey Emin, My Bed

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Note. This figure shows an installation at the Turner Prize Exhibition, Tate Gallery, London from 20 October 1999-23 January 2000. Photographed by Stephen White, provided courtesy of White Cube/Jay Jopling. From Contemporary Art and Memory: Images of Recollection and Remembrance (p. 23), by J. Gibbons, 2007, I.B. Taurus. Copyright 2007 by Joan Gibbons. Reprinted with permission.

Format for figure from a book chapter in an edited book

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Note. Description of the figure contents that cannot be understood from the figure title or body alone. From "Title of Book Chapter" by Author/s, in Editor/s (Ed/s.), Title of the Book (edition ed., p. page number), Copyright date, Publisher. Copyright year by Copyright Holder. Reprinted with permission.

Example

Naples and Ufberg (2019) figure images of the Stimson Maneuver depict a relatively less painful technique (see Figure 1).

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Stimson Maneuver

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Note. From “Management of Common Dislocations,” by R. M. Naples and J. W. Ufberg, in J. R. Roberts (Ed.-in-Chief), Roberts and Hedges’ Clinical Procedures in Emergency Medicine and Acute Care (7th ed., p. 991), 2019, Elsevier. Copyright 2019 by Elsevier. Reprinted with permission.

Format for a figure from a journal article

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Note. Description of the figure contents that cannot be understood from the figure title or body alone. From "Title of Article," by Author/s, Year of publication, Journal Title, Volume(Issue), p. page number (https://doi.org/xxx). Copyright year by Copyright Holder. Reprinted with permission.

Example

Figure 2 shows the proportional reporting ratios for lactic acidosis and metformin from 2015 to 2018.

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Characteristics of LA Case Reports With Metformin Present as Either Primary Suspect or Incident Drug

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Note. This figure differentiates between the US domestic cases and the European cases. From "Reports of Lactic Acidosis Attributed to Metformin 2015-2018," by J. H. Flory, S. Hennessy, C. J. Bailey, and S. E. Inzucchi, 2020, Diabetes Care, 43(1), p. 245 (https://doi.org/10.2337/dc19-0923). Copyright 2019 by American Diabetes Association. Reprinted with permission.

Format for a figure from a web page/website

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Note. Description about the figure contents that cannot be understood from the figure title or body alone. From Title of Web page/Website, by Author, Publication date or last updated (https://xxx). Copyright year by Copyright Holder. Reprinted with permission.

Example

Figure 3 shows how journey mapping can improve the customer ...

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Journey Map Considerations

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Note. From Experience to Value: 2019 KPM New Zealand Customer Experience Excellence Report (p. 31), by S. Hunter, B. McConnell, and H. Baird, 2019 (https://home.kpmg/nz/en/home/insights/2019/07/customer-experience-excellence.html). Copyright 2019 by KPMG. Reprinted with permission.

Format for a figure from a music score

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Note. Description of the figure contents that cannot be understood from the figure title or body alone. From Title of the Book, by Author, Copyright date, Publisher (https://doi.org/xxx). Copyright year by Copyright Holder. Reprinted with permission.

Example

Figure 4 shows the use of bracketed slurs to indicate phrasing rather than bowing and articulation.

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Manutaki, Page 1

Excerpt from a musical score

Note. From Manutaki: Flute/Piccolo, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, and Piano (p. 1), by G. Whitehead, 1993, Waiteata Press. Copyright 1993 by Waiteata Press. Reprinted with permission.