General Guidelines for Citing in Tables and Figures
The following are templates and examples of how to cite common sources Walden students use; however, we encourage you to review the examples in Chapter 7 of the APA manual.
Journal Article
Template
From [or Adapted from] “Title of Article in Title Case,” by A. B. Author and C. D. Author, year, Title of the Journal in Title Case, volume(issue), p. xx. (https://doi.org/10....).
Example
From “Portrait of Counseling Psychology: Demographics, Roles, Activities, and Values Across Three Decades,” by J. W. Lichtenberg, H. Hutman, and R. K. Goodyear, 2018, Counseling Psychologist, 46(1), p. 70. (https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000018754532)
Corresponding Reference Entry
Lichtenberg, J. W., Hutman, H., & Goodyear, R. K. (2018). Portrait of counseling psychology: Demographics, roles, activities, and values across three decades. Counseling Psychologist, 46(1), 50-76. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000018754532
Book
Template
From [or Adapted from] Title of Book in Title Case (edition or volume, p. xx), by A. B. Author and C. D. Author, year, Publisher.
Example
From Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy (5th ed., p. 532), by I. D. Yalom and M. Leszca, 2005, Basic Books.
Corresponding Reference Entry
Yalom, I. D., & Leszca, M. (2005). Theory and practice of group psychotherapy (5th ed.). Basic Books.
Edited Book Chapter
Template
From [or Adapted from] “Title of Chapter in Title Case,” by A. B. Author and C. D. Author, in E. F. Editor (Ed.), Title of Book in Title Case (edition or volume, p. xx), year, Publisher.
Example
From “Chapter 5: Collaborative Collection Management,” by E. E. Carrigan, N. G. Buford, and A. G. Ugaz, in S. K. Kendall (Ed.), Health Sciences Collection Management for the Twenty-First Century (p. 173), 2018, Rowman & Littlefield.
Corresponding Reference Entry
Carrigan, E. E., Buford, N. G., & Ugaz, A. G. (2018). Chapter 5: Collaborative collection management. In S. K. Kendall (Ed.), Health sciences collection management for the twenty-first century (pp. 149–166). Rowman & Littlefield.
Institutional Report
Template
From [or Adapted from] Title of Institutional Report in Title Case by A. B. Author and C. D. Author, Institution Name, year (http://www.urlofreport.com).
Example
From Trends in High School Dropout and Completion Rates in the United States: 2014 by J. McFarland, J. Cui, and P. Stark, National Center for Education Statistics, 2018 (https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2018/2018117.pdf).
Corresponding Reference Entry
McFarland, J., Cui, J., & Stark, P. (2018). High school dropout and completion rates in the United States: 2014. National Center for Education Statistics. https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2018/2018117.pdf
Webpage
Template
From [or Adapted from] “Title of Web Page in Title Case,” by A. B. Author and C. D. Author, year (http://www.urlofpage.com).
Example
From “Workforce,” by American Nurses Association, no date (https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/workforce/).
Corresponding Reference Entry
American Nurses Association. (n.d.). Workforce. https://www.nursingworld.org/practice-policy/workforce/