When referencing books in your text, the structure should be:

• Author (s)
• Copyright Year
• Title of Book and addition if applicable
• Publisher
• DOI (Digital Object Identifier) or URL.

For journal articles, the date field should only contain the year. Other periodicals (such as magazine articles, newspaper articles and blog posts) have the option of including month and day if the information has been provided. The structure for a journal article reference entry is:

• Author (s)
• Year of publication
• Title of the article
• Name of the publication
• Volume(issue number)
• Article page range
• DOI (Digital Object Identifier)

When referencing a website or online page, structure your reference as:

• Organisation Name
• Date Updated
• Title of the webpage
• Site Name
• Source URL of website

When referencing a video, structure your reference as:

• Producer, Creator, or Featured Presenter
• (Date Uploaded)
• Title of Work
• Type of Recording
• Name of website
• Source URL

All figures and tables must be referenced. Figures are typically any form of visual aid that you use to help explain your point, including images, illustrations, graphs, charts or infographics. Tables contain statistical information, or related information which is better explained when placed in a common area.
In APA we use note sections to reference figures and tables. Note sections use a different format to reference entries and require a full reference in the reference list. You must also refer to any figures or tables in the text of your assignment (i.e., Figure 1, Figure 2; Table 1, Table 2), thereby linking your argument to the information presented in them.
Here are some of the basic templates for figure and table referencing

Figure/table from a book

Note example:


Note. Adapted from Managing Therapy-Interfering Behavior: Strategies From Dialectical Behavior Therapy (p. 172), by A. L. Chapman and M. Z. Rosenthal, 2016, American Psychological Association. Copyright 2016 by the American Psychological Association.

In-text Citation: (Chapman & Rosenthal, 2016). Chapman and Rosenthal (2016) demonstrates that...

and

As seen in Figure One ... (see Figure One)

Reference list example: Chapman, A. L., & Rosenthal, M. Z. (2016). Managing therapy-interfering behavior: Strategies from dialectical behavior therapy [Image]. American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/14752-000

Figure/table from a Journal Article

Note example:


Note. Adapted from “Social Media: A Contextual Framework to Guide Research and Practice”, by L. A. McFarland and R. E. Ployhart, 2015, Journal of Applied Psychology, 100(6), p. 1656. Copyright 2015 by the American Psychological Association.

In-text Citation: (McFarland & Ployhart, 2015). McFarland and Ployhart (2015) demonstrates that…

and

As seen in Figure One ... (see Figure One)

Reference list example: McFarland, L. A., & Ployhart, R. E. (2015). Social media: A contextual framework to guide research and practice [Infographic]. Journal of Applied Psychology, 100(6), 1653–1677. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0039244

Figure/Table from a Website

Note example:


Note. Adapted from Evidence-Based Practice in Health, by M. Turner, 2014, University of CanberraLibrary (https://canberra.libguides.com/c.php?g=599346&p=4149722). Copyright 2014 by University of Canberra Library.

In-text Citation: (Turner, 2014). Turner (2014) demonstrates that…

and

As seen in Figure One ... (see Figure One)

Reference list example: Turner, M. (2014). Evidence-based practice in health.University of Canberra Library. https://canberra.libguides.com/c.php?g=599346&p=4149722

Figure/Table from Software or App

Note example:


Note. Adapted from Jane Doe’s Nutrition, by Nutrition Experts, 2023, Foodzone (https://foodzone.io/). Copyright 2023 by Nutrition Experts.

In-text Citation:
(Nutrition Experts, 2023) Nutrition Experts (2023)

and

As seen in Table One ... / As seen in Figure One... (see Table One) / (see Figure One)

Reference list example: Nutrition Experts. (2023). Jane Doe’s nutrition. Foodzone. https://foodzone.io/

When referencing a database, structure your reference as:

• Author or authors
• Year (or year range)
• Title of dataset (in italics)
• Version (in round brackets)
• Format [in square brackets]
• Publisher
• DOI or source URL
  
  Here are some of examples for referencing databases.

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  Martindale

  Title of entry. (Date updated). In R. Buckingham (Ed.) Martindale: The complete drug reference. Pharmaceutical Press.
  
  Reference list example: Warfarin. (2022, March 8). In R. Buckingham (Ed.). Martindale: The complete drug reference. Pharmaceutical Press.
  Narrative citation: “Warfarin” (2022).
  Parenthetical citation: (“Warfarin”, 2022).
  
  

  Natural Medicines (NatMed)

  Therapeutic Research Center. (Date updated). Title of entry. NatMed.
  
  Reference list example: Therapeutic Research Center. (2021, April 11). Red Clover. NatMed.
  Narrative citation: As Therapeutic Research Center (TRC, 2021) states… [for the first in-text citation] – TRC (2021) [for subsequent citations]
  Parenthetical citation: ...has been shown (Therapeutic Research Center [TRC], 2021). [for the first in-text citation] – (TRC,2021) [for subsequent citations]
  
  

  Nutrition Reference Center

  Author, A. (Date Updated). Title of entry (E. Editor, Ed.). Nutrition Reference Center.
  
  Reference list example: Dixon, S. & Marcel, C. (2019). Folic acid (D Pravikoff, Ed.). Nutrition Reference Center.
  Narrative citation: Dixon and Marcel (2019).
  Parenthetical citation: (Dixon & Marcel, 2019).
  
  

  Database with Supplementary Section or Tool

  Author, A. (Date Updated). Supplementary database/section/tool: Title of entry. Database Name.
  
  Reference list example: Therapeutic Research Center. (n.d.). Nutrient depletion: Gaviscon. NatMed.
  Narrative citation: Therapeutic Research Center (n.d.).
  Parenthetical citation: (Therapeutic Research Center, n.d.).
  
  

Legislation includes Acts, Bills, Regulations, Orders and Rules. Refer to the examples below for the correct reference required for an Act (whole), Act (section), or Bill. For information on how to reference legal materials, please see the Australian Guide to Legal Citation 4th Edition (AGLC4) via the University of Melbourne website. When referencing legislation, structure your reference as:

• Titles should have all major words capitalised.
• The year from when the Act was originally passed.
• Note the differing italicisation between Acts and Bills
• The section number is optional. Include the section number if you are referring to a particular section of an Act.
• If you have already cited an Act, the next time you refer to that Act you can omit the year and jurisdiction.
  
  Refer to the examples below for the correct reference required for an Act (whole), Act (section), or Bill.
  
  
  Act (whole)

  Short Title of the Act Year No## (Jurisdiction abbreviation). URL/web address if applicable.
  
  Reference list example: Therapeutic Goods Act 1989 No 21 (Cth) Dixon, S. & Marcel, C. (2019). https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A03952/2020-12-16/text
  Narrative in-text citation: …requests about quality of the medicine. s 22G (1b) of The Therapeutic Goods Administration Act 1989 (Cth) states ...
  Parenthetical citation: (Therapeutic Goods Act, 1989).
  
  

  Act (section)

  Short Title of the Act Year No## (Jurisdiction abbreviation) s. Section Number. URL/web address if applicable.
  
  Reference list example: Scientific Advice about Aspects of Quality, Safety or Efficacy of Medicine 1989 (Cth) s 22G. https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2004A03952/2020-12-16/text
  Narrative in-text citation: …requests about quality of the medicine. s 22G (1b) of The Therapeutic Goods Administration Act 1989 (Cth) states ...
  Parenthetical citation: … refer to Scientific Advice about the Quality, Safety or Efficacy of Medicine (1989) … when goods have been tampered with
  
  

  Bill

  Bill name Year (Jurisdiction abbreviation). URL/web address if applicable.
  
  Reference list example: Australian National Preventative Health Agency (Health and Ageing) Bill 2010. https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/C2010B00237
  Narrative in-text citation: … the initiatives used originated in the Australian National Preventative Health Agency (Health and Ageing) Bill (2010) …
  Parenthetical citation: (Australian National Preventative Health Agency [Health and Ageing] Bill, 2010).
  
  

An appendix or appendices are included at the end of your paper to provide supporting evidence to the body of your work. The content of appendices are typically lengthy reports, additional materials that relate to the topic of your assignment, and any relevant statistical or textual information that hinders the flow of your paper. When writing appendices, remember:

• Placed after your reference list.
• Each figure/table must have a title, note section, and a reference.
• Refer the reader to (i.e. cite) each appendix in your assignment at least once.
• Presented in the same order that they are introduced in the text.
  
  Appendices are not included in your word count. If you are unsure about what to include in your appendices, please refer to your assessment specifications or speak to your subject academic.
  
  
  Single Appendix

  For a singular appendix (you only have one), you would refer to it in text as Appendix. The heading of your appendix would be the same.
  
  

  Multiple Appendices (Table)

  This is an example of a table in an appendix. It was the first appendix cited in the body of your assignment, which is why it is labelled Appendix A. You would refer the reader to this appendix by using a narrative citation, as seen Appendix A, or a parenthetical citation (see Appendix A).
  
  

  Multiple Appendices (Multiple Tables)

  This is an example of multiple tables in an appendix. It was the second appendix cited in the body of your assignment, which is why it is labelled Appendix B. You would refer the reader to this appendix by using the table numbers either in narrative, or a parenthetical citation.
  
  

  Multiple Appendices (Text)

  This is an example of text in an appendix. Even though it runs over two pages, the information belongs to one appendix. It was the third appendix cited in the body of your assignment, which is why it is labelled Appendix C. You would refer the reader to this appendix by using a narrative citation, as seen Appendix C, or a parenthetical citation
  
  

  Multiple Appendices (Figure)

  This is an example of a figure in an appendix. It was the fourth appendix cited in the body of your assignment, which is why it is labelled Appendix D. You would refer the reader to this appendix by using a narrative citation, as seen Appendix D, or a parenthetical citation (see Appendix D).
  
  

  Multiple Appendices (Multiple Figures)

  This is an example of multiple figures in an appendix. It was the fifth appendix cited in the body of your assignment, which is why it is labelled Appendix E. You would refer the reader to this appendix by using the figure numbers either in narrative, as seen Figure E2, or a parenthetically (see Figure E4). Each figure must be referred to in the body of your assignment.