When referencing a Figure that is embedded in your paper, there are 3 essential components:
Ensure that your caption includes a citation for each source of data you used. Additionally, each source you cite in the caption should have a matching reference in your reference list.
The caption should be placed directly beneath the image.
Template:
Figure #. Descriptive phrase that serves as a title and description. From [or Adapted from] Title of Website, by A. A. Author, Year, Retrieved from www.directlinktosite.com. Copyright [year] by the Name of Copyright Holder [if information is available].
Example:
Figure 3. Elusive glacier bear, or blue bear, photographed in an Alaskan forest. From A Most Mysterious Bear, by A. B. Campbell, (2019), Retrieved from https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/most-mysterious-bear. Copyright 2018 by Canadian Geographic.
Examples of formatting an in-text citation for this item are outlined below:
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Figure 3. Elusive glacier bear, or blue bear, photographed in an Alaskan forest. Adapted from A Most Mysterious Bear, by A. B. Campbell, (2019), Retrieved from https://www.canadiangeographic.ca/article/most-mysterious-bear. Copyright 2018 by Canadian Geographic. |
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Examples |
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1. Consider this a sentence referring to the figure (see Figure 3). |
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2. As shown in Figure 3, consider this a sentence referring to the figure. |
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Remember, in-text citation formatting changes depending on a number of factors.
See Number and Type of Author(s), Publication Date, and Page/Paragraph Number or Heading for more information.
Format your reference according to the item type. In this example, the figure we are referencing is in an Online Magazine Article. Click on the referencing tabs to the left to find the appropriate format for other item types.
