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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.

Tables - 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.

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 a table from a book

Table no

Table Title

   Table data

Note. Description of the table contents that cannot be understood from the table 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

The benefits of using dynamic views in database management can be clearly illustrated in Table 1.

Table 1

Pros and Cons of Using Dynamic Views

   Table data

Note. From Modern Database Management (12th ed., p. 314), by J. A. Hoffer, V. Ramesh, and H. Topi, 2016, Pearson. Copyright 2016 by Pearson Education. Reprinted with permission.

Format for a table from a journal article

Table no

Table Title

   Table data

Note. Description of the table contents that cannot be understood from the table 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

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

Table 2

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

   Table data

Note. This table 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 table from a web page/website

Table no

Table Title

   Table data

Note. Description of the table contents that cannot be understood from the table 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 (Creative Commons)

Table 3 informs us about the recommended servings of fruit and vegetables for New Zealand adults.

Table 3

Serving Size Advice

   Table data

Note. This table shows the minimum recommendation of servings per day for vegetables and fruit. From Eating and Activity Guidelines for New Zealand Adults, by Ministry of Health, 2015 (https://www.health.govt.nz/publication/eating-and-activity-guidelines-new-zealand-adults). CC BY 4.0.