Tables and figures 

Refer to the following advice and examples when you want to reproduce or adapt tables or figures from a journal, book, website or other source.

In-text citation

Format

All tables and figures are referred to in the text by their number.

Example

As shown in Table 2 . . .

OR

As illustrated in Figure 3 . . .

Format

Figure 1

Title of Figure

<FIGURE>

Note. Explanatory note (optional). From “Title of Article,” by A. A. Author and B. B. Author, Year, Journal Title, volume(issue), p. page number of the figure (https://doi.org/xxxxx). Copyright Copyright Year by Name of the copyright holder.

Example

Figure 1

Direct, Indirect, and Interactive Effects of Teamwork Practices on Organisational Performance and Job-related Anxiety

<FIGURE>

Note. Two distinct models interact to influence teamwork practices and outcomes. From “Exploring Possible Trade‐offs Between Organisational Performance and Employee Well‐being: The Role of Teamwork Practices,” by C. Ogbonnaya, 2019, Human Resource Management Journal, 29(3), p. 452 (https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12238). Copyright 2019 by John Wiley and Sons.

Ogbonnaya, C. (2019). Exploring possible trade‐offs between organisational performance and employee well‐being: The role of teamwork practices. Human Resource Management Journal, 29(3), 451–468. https://doi.org/10.1111/1748-8583.12238

Format

Figure 1

Title of Figure

<FIGURE>

Note. From Title of figure/image [Format], by A. A. Author or Group Author, Year, Name of Website (https://xxxxx). Copyright Copyright Year by Name of the Copyright Holder.

Example

Figure1

Matheson Library

<FIGURE>

Note. From Matheson Library [Photograph], by Monash University, n.d., Monash University Library (https://www.monash.edu/library/libraries/locations-and-opening-hours). Copyright 2024 by Monash University.

Author. (Year). Title of figure/image [ Format]. Name of Website. https://xxxxx

Monash University. (n.d.). Matheson Library [Photograph]. Monash University Library. https://www.monash.edu/library/libraries/locations-and-opening-hours

In this case there is no publication year given, so n.d. (no date) is used.

Format

Table 1

Title of Table

<TABLE>

Note. Explanatory note (optional). Adapted from “Report title” by A. A. Author or Group Author, Year, p. page no. of table (https://xxxxx). Copyright Copyright Year by Name of copyright holder.

Example

Table 1

Key Minerals for Clean Energy Technologies, and Their Relative Importance

<TABLE>

Note. Adapted from “Intergenerational report 2023: Australia’s future to 2063,” by the Australian Government, 2023, p.114 (https://treasury.gov.au/publication/2023-intergenerational-report). Copyright 2023 by the Commonwealth of Australia. CC BY 3.0 AU.

Australian Government. (2023). Intergenerational report 2023: Australia’s future to 2063. https://treasury.gov.au/publication/2023-intergenerational-report

The report has a Creative Commons licence (CC BY 3.0 AU).

Copyright details are from the reverse of the report’s title page.

If you are including a figure or table from another source in a work that you intend to publish, permission must be obtained from the copyright holder.

To indicate this, in the figure or table Note, after the Copyright details, add either Reprinted with permission. or Adapted with permission.

Example

…Copyright 2019 by John Wiley and Sons. Reprinted with permission.