How to Cite and Include Charts in APA Format

In college, students are required to write academic and research papers on a regular basis. The style manual that a student must follow when writing these papers depends on the field of study in which they are majoring. The Humanities, English and Fine Arts generally follow the Modern Language Association (MLA) style, history majors often follow the Chicago Manual of Style (CMS) and the social and physical sciences frequently use the American Psychological Association (APA) style. When using APA style, students often include charts from outside -- or secondary -- sources; these sources must be cited properly to avoid accidental plagiarism.

Instructions

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      Determine whether or not the chart that you wish to include is necessary. If all of the information presented in the chart is valuable to your paper, including it will be useful; if only a certain statistic is relevant to your paper, quote only the relevant information in the paper.

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      Replicate the chart in your paper exactly as it appears in its original source; do not leave out any statistics or information because they seem extraneous.

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      Label the table "Table X," where "X" is the chronological number of the chart in the paper. After the number, include the name of the chart or table as it appears in the original source in italics.

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      Format the in-text citation -- or caption -- for the chart. For example:

      Note. Values are percentages. Reprinted from “Hope and Social Support as Resilience Factors Against Psychological Distress of Mothers Who Care for Children With Chronic Physical Conditions,” by T. V. Horton and J. L. Wallander, 2001, Rehabilitation Psychology, 46, p. 387. Copyright 2001 by the Educational Publishing Foundation. Reprinted with permission.

      The note and the title of the journal or publication from which the chart came must be in italics.

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      Cite the chart in your references. The citation format in the references will be different from that of the in-text caption. It will look like this:

      Horton, T.V. and Wallander, J.L. (2001). Hope and Social Support as Resilience Factors Against Psychological Distress of Mothers Who Care for Children With Chronic Physical Conditions. Rehabilitation Psychology, 46, 387.

      The publication -- in this case "Rehabilitation Psychology" -- must be in italics.

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