Tables
Traditionally, each table should appear on its own page
after the References list. However, if you prefer (or if the journal requires it),
you may embed each table into the main text whenever you first mention it.
You may change the orientation on a page containing a table from portrait to landscape
if doing so is helpful.
Critically, all tables
must be called out (i.e., mentioned) in the main text, e.g.:
Table 1 contains the parameter estimates from a regression predicting love for Peruna from age.
Table Number
The table number must appear by itself on the first line in
bold.
Table Title
The table title must appear by itself on the second line in
italic and title-case.
Table Formatting
APA style tables contain only horizontal lines (and no vertical lines). Generally, lines appear in only two locations in tables:
(1) the top and the bottom of the table have a horizontal line, and (2) horizontal lines also appear
beneath all header cells in the table. It is, however, acceptable to include additional horizontal lines only if they make the table easier to read.
You may adjust the line-spacing on tables to single spacing if desired.
Table Note
Tables generally include a Note beneath them. The Note starts with italicized word "
Note.". Table Notes should describe general features of the table first (e.g.,
you might include a plain-text description of the table's contents plus any broad features of the sample, such as sample size).
After describing general features of the table, define any abbreviations (e.g., "CI = confidence interval").
Finally, describe any specific features of the table. For example, if you use an asterisk (*) to indicate statistical significance, that should be the last
thing you mention in your note.
