4.7 Appendixes, Tables, and Figures

Use appendixes for material that supports the paper but would interrupt the main argument if placed in the body. Appendixes may include long quotations, charts, tables, diagrams, images, documents, transcriptions, ritual outlines, or other supplementary material. Do not use an appendix as a place to add material that is unrelated to the paper’s argument.

Refer to each appendix in the main text before it appears. If there is only one appendix, label it Appendix. If there is more than one, label them Appendix A, Appendix B, and so on. Give each appendix a clear title. Begin each appendix on a new page.

Tables and figures should be numbered in the order in which they appear. Use Table 1, Table 2, and so on for tables. Use Figure 1, Figure 2, and so on for images, charts, diagrams, photographs, or illustrations. Figures are usually placed near the first paragraph that discusses them, and figure captions are placed below the figure.

Every table or figure should have a brief title or caption that identifies what it shows. Captions should be single-spaced and clear enough that the reader understands the item’s purpose. If the table or figure is adapted from another source, include a citation in the caption or in a note.
 

• Right: See Appendix A for a transcription of the ritual diagram.
• Right: As shown in Table 1, the editions arrange the material differently.
• Right: Figure 1. Diagram of the Tree of Life as reproduced in the source edition.

• Wrong: See the appendix for more.
• Wrong: The chart below explains it.
• Wrong: Insert image here.