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Referencing

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Tables & graphs

Reference list

Use a reference list entry for book or journal article when citing a graph or table from these sources.

Author Last name, First name. Year of Publication. Title of Book. Edition. Location of publication: Publisher. https//xxxxxxxxxxxxx

Enriquez, Laura E. 2020. Of Love and Papers : How Immigration Policy Affects Romance and Family. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520975484.

In-text

(Enriquez 2020, 181, table B.1)

Enriquez (2020, 181, table B.1) shows that...

Notes

  • Include page number, table/graph number within in-text citation
  • If the author's given name is provided, use the full name
  • Words in the titles and subtitles are capitalized, except articles and prepositions
  • If the book is not a first edition, place the edition number after the title of the book, eg: Book Title. 2nd ed.
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and Reference list format

Inserting a table or graph within a work

Table 3. Reprinted from Zavella (2018, 52, table 1). Copyright. U.S. Bureau of Census, Census of Manufacturers, 1937-1972.

Reference list

Zavella, Patricia. 2018. Women’s Work and Chicano Families : Cannery Workers of the Santa Clara Valley. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press.

In-text

(Zavella 2018, 52, table 3)

Zavella (2018, 52, table 3) shows that...

Notes

  • Add table or graph number within in-text citation
  • Add source details and a credit line directly under the table or graph
  • If image is cited in the reference list brief information only is needed in the table/graph caption.
  • If the author's given name is provided, use the full name
  • Words in the titles and subtitles are capitalized, except articles and prepositions
  • If the book is not a first edition, place the edition number after the title of the book, eg: Book Title. 2nd ed.)
  • For multiple authors check the author layout table for in-text and reference list format