[...]... • Look at tables and figures in journal articles presenting research similar to yours – In your target journal – In other good journals • Use these tables and figures as models when designing your own tables and figures 14 Sources of Further Information • “Almost Everything You Wanted to Know About Making Tables and Figures, ” Department of Biology, Bates College, (http://abacus.bates.edu/~ganderso/biolog...Relating Tables and Figures to Text • Do not restate all the information from tables/ figures in the text of the paper – Tables/ figures should not be used to highlight what has already been said in the paper • Refer to all the tables/ figures in the text – Point out the relevant part(s) of a table/figure when referring to it – Refer to tables/ figures with their numbers (e.g.,... below”) 11 A Final Point • Journals often have specific, rigid guidelines for tables and figures • Read the instructions to authors before you design your tables and figures – Note: Some journals redraw figures to suit their own format However, even for these journals, the submitted figures should be accurately, clearly, and neatly prepared 12 Discussion Question • If you have data that could be presented