Map in a journal

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Format for entry in-text

Figure X
Title of Map
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Note. From or Adapted from  "Title of Article," by A. A. Author and B. B. Author, Year, Journal Title, Number(Issue), p.xx (DOI or URL). Copyright Year by Copyright Holder.

In-text entry example

Figure 2
The Study Area of Lake Baiyangdian in the North China Plain
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Note: From "Lake Water Volume Calculation with Time Series Remote-Sending Images," by S. Lu, N. Ouyang, B. Wu, Y. Wei and Z. Tesemma, 2013, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 34(22), p.7964 (https://doi:10.1080/01431161.2013.827814). Copyright 2013 by Taylor & Francis.


Format for reference list

Elements, punctuation & capitalisation

Author, A. A. & Author, B. B. (Year). Title of article. Journal Title, Number(Issue), pp-pp. DOI or URL

Reference list example

Lu, S., Ouyang, N., Wu. B., Wei, Y. & Tesemma, Z. (2013). Lake water volume calculation with time series remote-sending images. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 34(22), 7962–7973. https://doi:10.1080/01431161.2013.827814


Style notes

  • Apply rules for multiple authors as for journal articles.
  • Precede page numbers with p. or pp., e.g., pp. 1, 3.  Include any section numbers or letters, e.g., pp. A3, A5.

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