How to Cite a Figure

A chart, graph or diagram taken from a book, report or article.

What You'll Need

Figure Title/Caption
Short title
Creator(s)
Source Publication
Figure Number
Page
Date
URL

Record the figure number, caption, and the source publication. Note whether you created the figure or adapted it from another source.

Example Citations

APA 7th edition
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. (2021). History of global temperature change and causes of recent warming [Figure]. In Climate change 2021: The physical science basis (No. Figure SPM.1; p. 6). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009157896.001
In-text (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2021)
MLA 9th edition
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. “History of Global Temperature Change and Causes of Recent Warming.” Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis, Figure SPM.1, Cambridge University Press, 2021, p. 6, https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009157896.001.
In-text (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change)
Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. “History of Global Temperature Change and Causes of Recent Warming.” In Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis, Figure SPM.1. Cambridge University Press, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009157896.001.
Footnote Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, “History of Global Temperature Change and Causes of Recent Warming,” in Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis, Figure SPM.1, Cambridge University Press, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009157896.001.
Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (2021) ‘History of global temperature change and causes of recent warming’, Climate change 2021: the physical science basis. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009157896.001.
In-text (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2021)
IEEE
[1]
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, “History of global temperature change and causes of recent warming,” Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, p. 6, 2021. doi: 10.1017/9781009157896.001.
In-text [1]

Numbered by order of appearance in your document.

Vancouver
1.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. History of global temperature change and causes of recent warming [Internet]. Climate change 2021: the physical science basis. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press; 2021. p. 6. Available from: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1/figures/summary-for-policymakers/figure-spm-1/
In-text (1)

Numbered by order of appearance in your document.

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