Tables, Figures and Third-Party Materials
Home › Tables, Figures and Third-Party Materials
Tables, Figures and Third-Party Materials
Tables
Tables must be editable and placed close to their first mention in the text; they must not be inserted as images. They must be numbered consecutively. The table number must be presented in 12-point bold type; the title, placed below the number, must be brief, descriptive and italicised. All columns must have headings. Notes should be used only when necessary to clarify abbreviations, attributions or information that cannot be understood from the title and data alone.
Figures
Figures must be numbered consecutively and placed close to their first mention in the text. The figure number must be presented in 12-point bold type; the title must appear one line below the number, be brief and descriptive, and be italicised. Figures must be submitted in high-resolution JPEG or PNG format, with quality equivalent to 300 dpi for publication. Legends must be integrated legibly and notes should be used when necessary.
Third-Party Materials
Authors are responsible for obtaining the permissions, licences or authorisations necessary to reproduce tables, figures, photographs, instruments, databases or other third-party materials. The source, ownership and licence must be indicated where applicable.
Third-party materials that are not covered by the article's CC BY 4.0 licence must be explicitly identified alongside the relevant material. Where applicable, the source, rights holder, applicable licence and reproduction permission, or the legal exception or limitation under which the material is used, must be indicated. The article's CC BY 4.0 licence will not automatically extend to these materials.