Should figure captions be centered?
A caption should accompany each figure and table. Here are some captioning tips: A figure caption is placed beneath the figure, whereas a table caption is placed above the table (if a caption is more than one line, make it left justified). Use 10-point type for both figures and tables. Captions should not appear in the text of the article but rather in a separate document called an "endnote" or "annotation". If your article includes many figures and tables, they will need their own notes, which are attached to the paper near where the figure or table is located. The reader can then follow a reference list to find other places in the article that may interest them. Notes can also include information about sources used in an article; these are often referred to as bibliographies or references. Figure captions should always begin with the word Figure, while table captions should always begin with the word Table. These labels help readers identify the contents of these illustrations quickly so they do not have to read the entire article to find out what is included. Figures and tables should not be inserted into manuscripts through the body of the text but rather linked to the main body of the manuscript online. This allows for detailed descriptions of the figures and tables to be provided under the appropriate headings.