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Referencing - Tables & Graphs

Reprinted table or graph from a book

Copyright Guidelines

If you are preparing a thesis, or a paper for publication, or your work is going to be made publicly available in any way, you will need to ensure you have the correct permissions to re-use any images, data, tables and figures that you may reproduce in your work. For further information, refer to our Copyright pages

 

Guidelines

- Every graph or table needs a caption as part of its in-text citation.

-A copyright attribution needs to be included in reference list entry after the title, usually as Copyright YYYY by XXXX, for example, Copyright 2024 by Wiley Online.

 

Caption Requirements

-The word Table and a number (from 1, in numerical order), both in bold font at the top.

- A title or brief description of the table in italics. Include an in-text citation with author, year, and page number.

 

In-text Citation 

Table Number

Table Title (Author, Year, Page Range)

Reference List

Author. (Year). Book title: Subtitle. Copyright attribution. DOI or URL

In text example

 Reference list example

Table 1

Properties of the Five Phases (Bone, 2021, p. 327)

Phase
Quality
Fire

hot, ascending

heart protector
Earth nourishing, stable
Metal strong, protective
Water cold, still, deep
Wood growing, spreading

 

Table from a physical book

Bone, K. (2021). Functional herbal therapy: A modern paradigm for clinicians. Copyright 2021 by Aeon Books.

 
 
 

Adapted table or graph from a book

Copyright Guidelines

If you are preparing a thesis, or a paper for publication, or your work is going to be made publicly available in any way, you will need to ensure you have the correct permissions to re-use any images, data, tables and figures that you may reproduce in your work. For further information, refer to our Copyright pages

 

Guidelines

-An adapted table is a table that already exists in a source, and you are using and adapting it for your own work.

-Every graph or table included in your assignment needs a caption. 

-Include "adapted from" in the in-text citation to identify that this is a table you have adapted

-A copyright attribution needs to be included in reference list entry after the title, usually as Copyright YYYY by XXXX, for example, Copyright 2024 by Wiley Online.

 

Caption Requirements

-The word Table and a number (from 1, in numerical order), both in bold font at the top.

- A title or brief description of the table in italics. Include an in-text citation with author, year, and page number.

 

In-text Citation 

Table or Figure Number 

Table Title (Adapted from Author, Year, Page Range)

Reference List

Author. (Year). Book title. Copyright attribution. DOI or URL

Table 2

Essential Oils (Adapted from Lindquist et al., 2018, p. 327)

Common Name

Botanical Name
Chamomile Roman

Chamaemelum nobile or Anthemus nobile
Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus globulus,

Eucalyptus radiata
Frankincense Boswellia carterii
Ginger Zingiber officinale
Lavender, true Lavandula officinalis or Lavandula angustifolia
Lemon Citrus limon
Mandarin Citrus reticulata
Orange, sweet Citrus sinensis
Peppermint Mentha x piperita
Rosemary Rosemarinus officinalis
Spearmint Mentha spicata
Tea tree Melaleuca alternifolia

 

 

Adapted Table from an eBook

Lindquist, R., Tracy, M. F., & Snyder, M. (Eds.). (2018). Complementary and alternative therapies in nursing (8th ed.). Copyright 2018 by Springer Publishing Company. https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/think/detail.action?docID=5309079

 

 
 
 

Table or graph from a website

Copyright Guidelines

If you are preparing a thesis, or a paper for publication, or your work is going to be made publicly available in any way, you will need to ensure you have the correct permissions to re-use any images, data, tables and figures that you may reproduce in your work. For further information, refer to our Copyright pages

Guidelines

-Every graph or table included in your assignment needs a caption. 

-A copyright attribution needs to be included in reference list entry after the title, usually as Copyright YYYY by XXXX, for example, Copyright 2024 by NSW Health

 

Caption Requirements

-The word Table and a number (from 1, in numerical order), both in bold font at the top.

- A title or brief description of the table in italics. Include an in-text citation with author, year, and page number.

 

In-text Citation 

Table Number

Table Title (Author, Year)

Reference List

Personal or Corporate Author. (Last update or copyright year). Website Title.  Copyright attribution. URL

Table - website (reprinted)

 Reference list

Table 3

Selected CVD Conditions Managed by GPs, 2018-19 (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2021)

 

Table from a webpage

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. (2021). Heart, stroke and vascular disease – Australian facts. Copyright 2024 by AIHW. https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/heart-stroke-vascular-diseases/hsvd-facts/contents/ treatment-and-management/primary-health-care#what 

 

Table or graph from a journal

Copyright Guidelines

If you are preparing a thesis, or a paper for publication, or your work is going to be made publicly available in any way, you will need to ensure you have the correct permissions to re-use any images, data, tables and figures that you may reproduce in your work. For further information, refer to our Copyright pages

 

Guidelines

-Every graph or table included in your assignment needs a caption. 

-A copyright attribution needs to be included in reference list entry after the title, usually as Copyright YYYY by XXXX, for example, Copyright 2024 by ProQuest

In-text Citation 

Table or Figure Number 

Table Title (Author, Year, Page Range)

Reference List

Author. (Year). Article title. Journal Title, Volume (issue), page range. Copyright attribution. URL or DOI

In text

 Reference list 

Fig. 1

Psychological Stress during the COVID-19 Pandemic  

(Marashi et al., 2021, p. 8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table from a journal article

Marashi, M. Y., Nicholson, E., Ogrodnik, M., Fenesi, B. & Heisz, J. J. (2021). A mental health paradox: Mental health was both a motivator and barrier to physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS ONE 16(4), pp. 1-20. Copyright 2021 by Public Library of Science. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0239244

 

 

 
 
 

Table - constructed by yourself

Guidelines

- If the table is a compilation of data from multiple sources, you must include an in-text citation and full reference list entries for each source used.

-For tables that have been made using information from various sources, include a general note below the table to identify the sources that have been used. These sources should be listed in the form of an in-text citation.

- Every graph or table needs a caption as part of its in-text citation.

- Add a note at the bottom of the table to identify that it has been a table that has been constructed by yourself.

-  If the data within the table is only your own, you do not need to include an in-text citation or a reference list entry.

 

Caption Requirements

-The word Table and a number (from 1, in numerical order), both in bold font at the top.

- A title or brief description of the table in italics. Include an in-text citation with author, year, and page number.

 

In-text Citation (Table with your own data)

Table Number

Table Title 

Note: The data from this table has been recorded by myself.

 

In-text Citation (Table constructed with data from multiple sources)

Table Number

Table Title 

Note: The data from this table has been sourced from (Author, Year, Page Range; Author, Year, Page Range;....Author, Year, Page Range)

In text example

 Reference list example

Table with data from multiple sources

Table 1

Influenza Vaccination Rates Across Various Countries in 2024 (Ages Over 65)

Country

Vaccination Rate (%)

Source

Australia

60.5%

National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance Australia

New Zealand

53%

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora

Britain

77.8%

UK Health Security Agency

Note: The data from this table has been compiled from (Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora, 2024; National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance Australia, 2024; UK Health Security Agency, 2024)

Table with data from multiple sources

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora. (2024). National Influenza Vaccine Data. https://www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-professionals/data-and-statistics/immunisation/national-influenza-vaccine-data#vaccination-uptake-over-time-age-65-years

National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance Australia. (2024). Influenza vaccination coverage data. https://ncirs.org.au/influenza-vaccination-coverage-data

UK Health Security Agency. (2024). Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake in GP patients in England: winter season 2023 to 2024. https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/seasonal-influenza-vaccine-uptake-in-gp-patients-winter-season-2023-to-2024/seasonal-influenza-vaccine-uptake-in-gp-patients-in-england-winter-season-2023-to-2024

 
 
 

Table constructed from own data

 

Table 4

Daily Calories Intake and Combustion 

Note. Data recorded by myself from 7th to 14th February 2022.