Citing Images in APA Style
- When including an image in your paper you must include:
- a note beneath the image that gives an image credit
- and a full bibliographic entry in your Reference List
- To reference an image, follow these steps:
- Above the image, write "Figure" in bold font, flush left, followed by the number
- Write the image title using italic case below the image number
- Double space the image number and title
- Embed the image
- Below the image, on a new line, place "Note."
- Provide extra details or explanation if necessary
- State if the material is reprinted or adapted - use "From" if reprinted or "Adapted From" if adapted (you will most likely use "From")
- Follow with the copyright attribution (basically the same information from your references page but in a different order)
- Separate image from the text with one blank double-spaced line
- Create a full reference to the image in your References page
- Placement of your image should be:
- Either embedded in the text after it has been mentioned or on a separate page after the reference list (as an appendix)
- Aligned with left margin
Example:
Figure 1
Photograph of grape vines at an Okanagan Valley vineyard
Note. Two cyclists looking over a row of grape fines on the Kettle Valley Rail Trail between Penticton and Naramata. From Kettle Valley Rail Trail, by K. Medig, n.d., HelloBC Image Gallery (https://www.hellobc.com/media/images/). Copyright 2022 by Destination BC Corp.
In References List:
Medig, K. (n.d.). Kettle Valley Rail Trail [Photograph]. HelloBC Image Gallery. https://www.hellobc.com/media/images/
Information adapted from SFU Library - Citing tables, figures, & images: APA (7th ed.) citation guide. More information here: https://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/cite-write/citation-style-guides/apa/tables-figures
