If you are searching for images on Google, after your search, click the Images tab > Tools > Usage Rights > Labeled for Reuse
For more information please see our images, copyright and citing information.
Figure Numbers
Each image you reproduce should be assigned a figure number, starting with number 1 for the first image used in the assignment.
Title
Images may not have a set title. If this is the case give a description of the image where you would normally put the title.
Copyright Information
Include copyright information in the citation if it is given, including the year and the copyright holder. Copyright information on a website may often be found at the bottom of the home page.
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For more information on citing and formatting figures & tables in APA, see Purdue Owl 1 and Purdue Owl 2.
Reproducing Images, Infographics, Charts, Tables & Graphs
​Reproducing happens when you copy or recreate an image, infographic, table, graph, or chart that is not your original creation. If you reproduce one of these works in your assignment, you must cite the work in your References List and create a note underneath the image, infographic, chart, table or graph to show where you found it.
Citing Information From an Image, Infographic, Chart, Table or Graph
If you refer to information from an image, infographic, chart, table or graph, but do not reproduce it in your paper, create a citation both in-text and on your Reference List.
If the image is part of a larger source, such as a book, magazine article, or website, use the citation format of the source where the image is found.
For example: If information came from a table from an article in National Geographic magazine, you would cite the entire article. If information came from an infographic posted on the Statistics Canada website, you would follow the template for citing infographics from a website.
Note: Applies to Graphs, Charts, Drawings, Infographics, Maps, Tables and Photographs
Figure X. Description of the image or title of the image. Adapted from "Title of Article," by Article Author's First Initial. Second Initial. Last Name, year, day, (for a magazine) or year (for a journal), Title of Magazine or Journal, volume number, page(s). Copyright year by name of copyright holder.
Note: Information about the image is placed directly below the image in your assignment and on the reference list.
Example:
Figure 1. Man exercising. Adapted from "Yoga: Stretching Out," by A. N. Green, and L. O. Brown, 2006, May 8, Sports Digest, 15, p. 22. Copyright 2006 by Sports Digest Inc.
| Reference List Example |
Green, A. N., & Brown, L. O. (2006, May 8). Yoga: Stretching out. Sports Digest, 15(2), 22. https://doi.org/SD.10.1037/a0039244 |
Note: Applies to Graphs, Charts, Infographics, Maps, Drawings, Tables and Photographs
Figure X. Description of the image or image title if given. Adapted from "Title of Image Collection," by Author/Creator's First Initial. Second Initial. Last Name if given, publication date if given. Retrieved from Database Name database. Copyright date by Name of Copyright Holder.
Note: Information about the image is placed directly below the image in your assignment and on the reference list.
Note: Applies to Graphs, Charts, Drawings, Infographics, Tables and Photographs
Figure X. Description of the image or image title if given. Adapted from "Title of webpage or document," by Author/Creator's First Initial. Second Initial. Last Name if given, publication date if given, Title of Website. Retrieved Month, day, year that you last viewed the website, from url. Copyright date by Name of Copyright Holder.
Note: Information about the image is placed directly below the image in your assignment and on the reference list.
Example:
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Figure 2. Table of symbols. Adapted from "Case one study results," by G. A. Black, 2006, Strong Online. Retrieved June 14, 2013, from http://www.strongonline/casestudies/one.html. Copyright 2010 by G.L. Strong Ltd.
| Reference List Example |
Black, G. A. (2006). Case one study results. Retrieved June 19, 2019, from http://www.strongonline/casestudies/one.html |
Note: When a page has no title, APA recommends creating a description in brackets. Because maps have no title, the exact wording to use is up to you. Google Maps pages are created on the fly and they have no published date. Use “n.d.”
Note: Information about the image is placed directly below the image in your assignment and on the reference list.
Figure X. Google Maps. (Year). [Location Name, City, State]. Retrieved from URL
Example:
Figure 1. Google Maps. (n.d.). [Los Angeles Harbor College, Wilmington, CA] [Street map]. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/maps/dir//lahc/data=!4m6!4m5!1m1!4e2!1m2!1m1!1s0x80dd35eefd520805:0x5de6b9ef8f42b374?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjN85jvi9_pAhWSdc0KHUXvDeEQ9RcwDnoECBMQEg
| Reference List Example |
Google. (n.d.) [Google Maps, Los Angeles Habor College, Wilmington, CA]. Retrieved from https://www.google.com/maps/dir//lahc/data=!4m6!4m5!1m1!4e2!1m2!1m1!1s0x80dd35eefd520805:0x5de6b9ef8f42b374?sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjN85jvi9_pAhWSdc0KHUXvDeEQ9RcwDnoECBMQEg |
Refer to How do I cite? - When Creating Digital Assignments for recommendations on citing images used in PowerPoint slides, Infographics, Videos and Websites.
Note: Applies to Graphs, Charts, Maps, Drawings, Tables and Photographs
Figure X. Description of the image or image title if given. Adapted from "Title of CD-ROM" [CD ROM], by Author/Creator's First Initial. Second Initial. Last Name if given, publication date if given. Copyright date by Name of Copyright Holder.
Note: Information about the image is placed directly below the image in your assignment and on the reference list.
This guide is used/adapted with the permission of Seneca College Libraries.
