Vol. 2025 No. 1 (2025)
Articles

Editing standards for titles of figures and tables in scientific papers with examples

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  • Patrick Adams,
  • Matthew Nelson1
Patrick Adams
University of California, San Diego,9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA,92093-0100, United States
Matthew Nelson1
University of California, San Diego,9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA,92093-0100, United States
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Published 31-12-2024

Keywords

  • Scientific paper,
  • Figure and table title,
  • Editing and processing,
  • Standard specifications

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How to Cite

[1]
P. Adams and M. Nelson1, “Editing standards for titles of figures and tables in scientific papers with examples”, Camb. Sci. Adv., vol. 2025, no. 1, pp. 17–22, Dec. 2024, doi: 10.62852/csa/2025/114.

Abstract

Titles of figures and tables in scientific papers are characterized by self-evidence and conciseness. Based on the standards for editing and processing titles of figures and tables, this paper categorizes common issues with titles that do not meet the standards in scientific papers and selects typical examples. It points out problems such as missing modifiers and redundant references in the titles of figures and tables, and provides the correct forms of expression for them.

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