FAQ: How do I cite part of a source, like a chapter, table, or figure in-text in APA Style?
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Last Updated: Jul 21, 2025
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When you want to cite a specific part of a resource in-text in APA style, cite the specific page, chapter, figure, table, or equation at the appropriate point in your text. Note that p. is used for Page and pp. for Pages, but words like Chapter, Slide, and Table are not abbreviated. See APA p. 264, section 8.13, for additional information.
American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000
Citation Examples
General Format
(Author last name, publication year, specific part)
For Example
(Allen, 2010, p. 12)
(Benlemlih, 2017, Table 1)
(Tally, 2014, Chapter 4)
Helpful tip: When a citation appears in a parenthetical comment, use commas to set off the year. See APA p. 263, section 8.11, for additional information. For example:
(see Table 2 of Nkoke et al., 2017, for complete data)
(see Figure 1 of Brusoni & Vaccaro, 2017, for complete flow chart)
References
Allen, T. (2010). Intelligence in the American Civil War. Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Benlemlih, M. (2017). Corporate social responsibility and firm debt maturity. Journal Of Business Ethics, 144(3), 491-517. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-015-2856-1 This link opens in a new window
Brusoni, S., & Vaccaro, A. (2017). Ethics, technology and organizational innovation. Journal Of Business Ethics, 143(2), 223-226. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-016-3061-6 This link opens in a new window
Tally, R. T. (2014). Fredric Jameson: The project of dialectical criticism. Pluto Press.
Nkoke, S. C., Lagrot, J. F., Ringuet, S., & Milliken, T. (2017, September). Ivory markets in Central Africa – market surveys in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Gabon: 2007, 2009, 2014/2015. Traffic. http://www.traffic.org/general-reports/Ivory-Markets-Central-Africa-Report_FINAL.pdf This link opens in a new window
More Information
- Academic Writer-APA Chapter Example This link opens in a new window
- APA Guide This link opens in a new window (Shapiro Library)
- APA Style Help This link opens in a new window (APA)
Disclaimer
This information is intended to be a guideline, please be sure to speak to your professor about the appropriate way to cite sources in your class assignments and projects.
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