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Tables & Figures

  Format
Citing info from a table or figure found in a book or article

Reference the book or article itself, not the table or figure:

Citing info from a table or figure found on the web Reference as a website OR as an image/infographic on the web.

Note: To reproduce a table or figure found in a book, article, or on the web, you must obtain written permission first, then follow the formatting advice on this page.

General Rules 

  • How to format in-text citations in your document.
  • Use the author-date citation system for direct quotes: (Author Surname, Publication Year)
  • When citing a reference by two authors use an ampersand between their last names: (Last name & Last Name, Publication Year)
  • No authors, organization, or editors listed? Contact library@saskhealthauthority.ca to ask a librarian.
  • When citing a reference by three or more authors use the first authors names followed by et. al.,: (Last name et. al., Publication Year)
  • When quoting a passage or referencing a specific page include the page numbers after the citation number: (Last Name, Publication Year, p. page number) (Last Name, Publication Year, para. paragraph number) (Last Name, Publication Year, table number)