APA Referencing Guide

If you have adapted information from multiple sources and require more than one reference below the figure, list them in alphabetical order by author (ie. as they appear in the reference list).

Example:

Note. Adapted from Nutrition Panel Calculator, by Food Standards Australia New Zealand, 2020, (https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/industry/npc/Pages/nutrition-panel-calculator.aspx). CC BY 3.0; The Health Benefits of Sprouting and Soaking, by Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council, n.d., (https://www.glnc.org.au/resource/the-health-benefits-of-sprouting-and-soaking/). Copyright 2023 by Grains & Legumes Nutrition Council.

If you create a table with information from multiple book pages, list the pages and page ranges in numerical order in the note. 

1. For multiple pages, use the abbreviation pp. and separate page ranges with an en dash. 

2. When pages are discontinuous, use a comma between the page numbers.

Example:

Note. Adapted from Clinical Handbook of Internal Medicine: The Treatment of Disease with Traditional Chinese Medicine (2nd ed., pp. 1-3, 61-63, 561-564, 692-694, 1064, 1085), by W. Maclean, J. Lyttleton, M. Bayley, & K. Taylor, 2018, Eastland Press. Copyright 2018 by William Maclean.

If you create a table where a specific note is required for a particular column, row or cell, you can choose to include superscript notations. Superscript is best used for singular instances where a number or cell requires a specific comment to provide context, or where cells have a determined relationship which requires explanation. Within each table that has a specific note, order the superscript using letters; from left to right and from top to bottom, starting at the top left and beginning with the letter "a". References and general comments should not be presented in superscript.

Example:

Note. MD = Median Distribution; ADR = Acceptable Distribution Range. 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. 

^a Derivative of age range. ^b Control condition = 0. ^c Male = 1, Female = 2. ^d Study year was average of total years of study.

For examples of note sections under tables please see APA Style (2021a).