List of Appendix Tables, Figures, Schemes, Etc.

If you include one or more appendices, and an appendix contains multiple tables, figures, schemes, and other non-text items, then you should create a List of Appendix Tables, Figures, Schemes, etc. Note: if your appendix includes only one item it may not need to be included in a list. See the Appendices for further information.

Do not combine multiple types of items into the same list. For example, if you use both tables and figures in the appendices of your disquisition, then you must include a List of Appendix Tables and a List of Appendix Figures.

The List of Appendix Tables, List of Appendix Figures, etc. must contain only the items that appear in the appendices of the disquisition. Similarly, do not place entries for the appendix items into the Lists of Tables, Figures, Schemes, etc.

Guidelines: List of Appendix Tables, Figures, Etc.

See the entry in our knowledge base on Lists of Tables, Figures, Schemes, Etc., as the formatting requirements for Lists of Appendix Items are the same as those for Lists of Items.

See List of Tables, Figures, Schemes, Etc.

Generally, your tables, figures, schemes, and other non-text items in any appendices should be formatted similarly to their respective items in the chapters. However, if an appendix contains only a single non-text item, the appendix's title can serve as the title of the non-text item, taking the place of the item's normal title.

This has several advantages, and may be useful if you want to include long tables, compliance documents, or other supplementary materials in your appendices instead of in separate files.

  • The item does not require--and should not have--a title: the appendix title serves as the figure's title. The item may have notes, if allowed by the style manual of your discipline.
  • The item does not require--and should not have--an entry in its respective List of Appendix Items. The appendix major heading should be included in the Table of Contents.
  • Tables that span across multiple pages do not need continued titles on each page. The header row must still be repeated on page.
  • Figures are allowed to span across multiple pages. Each individual image still requires alt-text.

See the appendices of this disquisition for examples of this formatting.

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