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Referencing figures and tables for Postgraduate Taught students: A short guide

A table or figure from a book

Give the Originator’s Surname, INITIALS. (Year of publication) Title of image [type of image]. Title of book. Place of publication: Publisher. 

Example:

Timbrell, J. (2000) Additional reaction [Diagram] . In: Principles of biochemical toxicology. 3rd. ed. London: Taylor and Francis, p.101. 

A table or figure from a journal article

Give the Originator’s Surname, INITIALS. (Year of publication) Title of image [type of image]. Source In: Title of Journal article. Journal title, number (part): pages. 

Example:

Wu, G., Fang y and Yang S. (2004) Figure 1: Multiplicity of Glutathione roles in mammalian organisms [JPEG]. In: Gluthione metabolism and its implications for health. Journal of Nutrition, 134 (3): 489-492.

A table or figure from an online source

Give the Originator’s Surname, INITIALS. (Year of publication) Title of image [type of image]. Source [Online]. Available from: URL [Accessed: date].

Example of online reference:

Gunning, V. (2012) Figure 2: Chemical structure of 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene [Diagram]. In: The role of glutathione transferases in TNT detoxification. Figure 1.1, p1. MSc thesis. University of York. Department of Biology. [online]. Available from: http://etheses.whiterose.ac. uk/3785/1/Vanda_Gunning_thesis. pdf [Accessed: 10 February 2015].

 

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