APA Editorial Guidelines
 

SAMPLE FIGURE

A figure may be a chart, graph, photograph, drawing, or other depiction. Refer to Manual pages 176-201 to learn whether to use a figure and how to present it. However, be aware that the placement of figures and figure captions illustrated in these pages are for the copy manuscript style. In a final manuscript approach (a) the figure is centered on the page, (b) the caption is centered below the figure, (c) figures are numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals in the order in which they are first mentioned in the text, (d) the word "Figure" and accompanying numeral are italicized followed by a period, and (e) captions are single-spaced. The example below illustrates a correctly prepared figure.  

 

Figure 1. The Network Learning Environment ¹

¹ From "The Effectiveness of Asynchronous Learning Networks: Are Students Truly Learning by Proxy?" by E.C. Ford, December 14, 1997. Retrieved September 19, 2001, from http://www.udel.edu/interlit/images/ 14biblio/sampleAPA.html