Citing Images, Diagrams & Tables

Citing Figures, Tables & Data

APA - Citing Figures, Tables & Images

All tables and figures require a caption. A caption may be used to summarise or highlight certain elements or features of the table or figure.

If the table or figure is adapted, edited or changed in any way from the original source, the citation underneath must clearly indicate this with the inclusion of the text 'Adapted from' between the caption and the citation to the original source.

Use sequential numbering for Tables & Figures (Diagrams, Graphics etc.) using separate consecutive numbering for Tables and Figures
For example:Table 1, Table 2, Table 3 ....

Figure 1, Figure 2 ....

Any external datasets used in the creation of tables / figures / diagrams / graphs must be cited.
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Figure Citation Example

Original source: "Misleading axis" by David Wees (licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2)

Note: The addition of a figure number, a caption and

citation prefix in the form of 'Adapted from' to denote

the incorporation of this figure from an external source

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Table Citation Example

Note: Different item designation (i.e Table 1), numbering and formatting used.

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Table Citation Example

Note: Numerical or textual data drawn from a published source requires a citation.

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IEEE Citation Rules for Figures, Tables & Data

Tables are numbered and labeled in capital letters ABOVE the table, with the title centered. Figures are numbered and labeled BELOW the illustration.
A citation underneath the table or figure is required for all Tables or Figures reproduced from other sources.
If the Figure or Table has been edited or changed the citation for the caption should have the prefix, "Adapted from" added before the citation source number.
Figure citations in text may carry the abbreviation “Fig.” followed by the figure number and can either A. include the source number in square brackets e.g Fig. 1. [13] or B. exclude the source number so that it is present in the figure caption (as in example below).
Captions may be devised to label and refer to specific elements, parts or objects depicted in the figure. A uniform notation such as (a),(b),(c) is required to distinguish each label or part referred to (see example below).
For more guidance see cite|write

IEEE Table Citation (Table referenced from an external source)

Example of a referenced table to an external source

Note:

capital letters ABOVE the table.

page number appended to table title as

a pinpoint.

IEEE Figure Format

Example Figure formatted in IEEE Style

Note:

The abbreviation for the designation 'Figure'

and the caption BELOW the figure.

IEEE Figure Citation (Figure referenced and edited / changed from an external source)

Wind Turbines by Rob Faulkner

Fig. 1 — Wind Turbine Adapted from [2]

Note:

The abbreviation for the designation 'Figure',

the em dash after the figure number and the caption

placed BELOW the figure)