APA 7
APA 7th Edition is the most commonly used referencing style here at the University of Portsmouth. Below you will find general guidance on how to reference and cite using APA 7th Edition, as well as examples for the specific sources you are likely to use in your assignments.
Your department or lecturer may prefer you to reference sources differently from the guidance given here. Always follow the requirements of your department or lecturer.
External visitors are welcome to use this guide, but note that your institution's requirements may differ from those suggested here.
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If you have created the table or figure yourself, for example if you took the photograph or created the chart from your own research data, you do not need to include an in-text citation within the Note. field.
Follow the guidance for tables or figures, but leave out the line of text starting with the word Note. below the table or figure.
If you have adapted a table or figure from a published source, treat this in the same way as a table or figure, then add the words “Adapted from” in front of the citation.
Note. Adapted from Ulvenblad and Tell, 2019, p. 10.
If you have created a figure or table using data from more than one source, put “Adapted from” after Note. and include all citations for the information used. Full guidance with examples for this can be found here.