APA Citation Guide (6th ed.): Images, Charts, Graphs, Maps & Tables

Figure Numbers

Each image you reproduce should be assigned a figure number, starting with number 1 for the first image used in the assignment.

Title

Images may not have a set title. If this is the case give a description of the image where you would normally put the title.

Copyright Information

Include copyright information in the citation if it is given, including the year and the copyright holder. Copyright information on a website may often be found at the bottom of the home page.

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For more information on citing and formatting figures & tables in APA, see Purdue Owl 1 and Purdue Owl 2.

If you are searching for images on Google, after your search, click the Images tab > Tools > Usage Rights > Labeled for Reuse

For more information please see our images, copyright and citing information. 

Note: Applies to Graphs, Charts, Drawings, Infographics, Maps, Tables and Photographs

Figure X. Description of the image or title of the image. Adapted from "Title of Article," by Article Author's First Initial. Second Initial. Last Name, year, day, (for a magazine) or year (for a journal), Title of Magazine or Journal, volume number, page(s). Copyright year by name of copyright holder.

Note: Information about the image is placed directly below the image in your assignment and on the reference list.

Example:

Figure 1. Man exercising. Adapted from "Yoga: Stretching Out," by A. N. Green, and L. O. Brown, 2006, May 8, Sports Digest, 15, p. 22. Copyright 2006 by Sports Digest Inc.

Note: Applies to Graphs, Charts, Infographics, Maps, Drawings, Tables and Photographs

Figure X. Description of the image or image title if given. Adapted from "Title of Image Collection," by Author/Creator's First Initial. Second Initial. Last Name if given, publication date if given. Retrieved from Database Name database. Copyright date by Name of Copyright Holder.

Note: Information about the image is placed directly below the image in your assignment and on the reference list.

A list of Seneca databases which include images can be found here. 

Note: Applies to Graphs, Charts, Drawings, Infographics, Tables and Photographs

Figure X. Description of the image or image title if given. Adapted from "Title of webpage or document," by Author/Creator's First Initial. Second Initial. Last Name if given, publication date if given, Title of Website. Retrieved Month, day, year that you last viewed the website, from url. Copyright date by Name of Copyright Holder.

Note: Information about the image is placed directly below the image in your assignment and on the reference list.

Example:

Figure 2. Table of symbols. Adapted from "Case one study results," by G. A. Black, 2006, Strong Online. Retrieved June 14, 2013, from http://www.strongonline/casestudies/one.html. Copyright 2010 by G.L. Strong Ltd.

Note: When a page has no title, APA recommends creating a description in brackets.  Because maps have no title, the exact wording to use is up to you. Google Maps pages are created on the fly and they have no published date. Use “n.d.” 

Note: Information about the image is placed directly below the image in your assignment and on the reference list.

Figure X. Google Maps. (Year). [Location Name, City, Province]. Retrieved from URL 

Example:

Figure 1. Google Maps. (n.d.). [Newnham Campus, Seneca Polytechnic, Toronto, Ontario] [Street map]. Retrieved from https://maps.google.ca/maps?q=newnham+campus+seneca+college&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&gfe_rd=cr&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=X&ei=tU2YU9_0JsyyyAShxYDgDA&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ

Note: Applies to Graphs, Charts, Maps, Drawings, Tables and Photographs

Figure X. Description of the image or image title if given. Adapted from "Title of Image Collection," by Author/Creator's First Initial. Second Initial. Last Name if given, publication date if given. Retrieved from Seneca Libraries Digital Library Database. Copyright date by Name of Copyright Holder.

Note: Information about the image is placed directly below the image in your assignment and on the reference list.

Note: Applies to Graphs, Charts, Maps, Drawings, Tables and Photographs

Figure X. Description of the image or image title if given. Adapted from "Title of CD-ROM" [CD ROM], by Author/Creator's First Initial. Second Initial. Last Name if given, publication date if given. Copyright date by Name of Copyright Holder.

Note: Information about the image is placed directly below the image in your assignment and on the reference list.

Refer to How do I cite? - When Creating Digital Assignments for recommendations on citing images used in PowerPoint slides, Infographics, Videos and Websites.