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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 - no 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.

Use the following format when you have adapted the figure.

Format for a figure from a book

Figure no

Figure Title

   Figure data

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

Example

... illustrates the rotation of the planets around the sun using Kepler's (1995, as cited in DeWitt, 2010) system (see Figure 1).

Figure 1

Illustration of Kepler's Second Law

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Note. This figure highlights the speed of Mars orbiting the sun. Adapted from Worldviews: An Introduction to the History and Philosophy of Science (p. 140), by R. DeWitt, 2010, Wiley-Blackwell. Copyright 2010 by Richard DeWitt.

Format for figure from a book chapter in an edited book

Figure no

Figure Title

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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).

Figure 1

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

Figure no

Figure Title

   Figure data

Note. Description of the figure contents that cannot be understood from the figure title or body alone. Adapted 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.

Example 1

Figure 2 shows the primary questions established to help guide an oral interview.

Figure 2

Questions Guiding Interviews

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Note. Adapted from "The Power of Interim Chief Nursing Officers," by G. Wetsel, J. Batcheller, and J. M. Adams, 2019, Nurse Leaders, 17(4), p. 336 (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mnl.2019.04.006). Copyright 2019 by Elsevier.

Example 2 (Creative Commons)

Figure 3 indicates the number of participants involved ...

Figure 3

Flowchart of Participants

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Note. Adapted from "Angiogenic Factors During Pregnancy in Asian Women With Elevated Blood Pressure in Early Pregnancy and the Risk of Preeclampsia: A Longitudinal Cohort Study," by J. Zhu, J. Zhang, M. J. Ng, B. Chern, G. S. H. Yeo, and K. H. Tan, 2019, BMJ Open, 9, p. 2 (https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032237). CC BY-NC.

Format for a figure from a web page/website

Figure no

Figure Title

   Figure data

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

Example (In the public domain)

Figure 4 demonstrates the effect of temperatures increasing ...

Figure 4

The Effect of Increasing Mean Temperature on the Extremes

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Note. This graph shows the increased variance between the lows and the highs in the temperature. From New Zealand’s Changing Climate and Oceans: The Impact of Human Activity and Implications for the Future (p. 9), by Office of the Chief Science Advisor, 2013, Office of the Prime Minister’s Science Advisory Committee (https://www.pmcsa.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/New-Zealands-Changing-Climate-and-Oceans-report.pdf). In the public domain.

Format for a figure from a music score

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Figure Title

   Figure data

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

Example (In the public domain)

Figure 5 is an excerpt from this romantic piece showing the depth of feeling towards New Zealanders involved in World War I.

Figure 5

A Belgian Lament

   Excerpt from a musical score

Note. This is a violin and piano sonata. From A Belgian Lament, Op. 34 (p. 2), by W. E. Thomas, 1917, Arthur Eady & Co. Copyright 1917 by A Eady & Co. In the public domain.