The title and footnotes must contain all the information necessary to understand and interpret the table without reference to the text. Tables must be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals. Footnotes to tables should be identified by superscript lowercase italic letters and placed at the bottom of the page containing the table. Letters should be assigned to table footnotes alphabetically in order of appearance as the table is read horizontally , not vertically. Figures should be numbered consecutively with Arabic numerals.
All legends are to be typed consecutively on a separate sheet.
Freehand, penciled, or typewritten lettering is not acceptable. Drawings should be made with the equivalent of black India ink on tracing linen, smooth-surface white paper, or Bristol board. Alternatively, high-quality computer graphics may be acceptable. In addition, symbols used to identify points within a graph should be large enough that they will be easily distinguishable after reduction . Graphs should be plotted with black India ink on blue coordinate or white paper no larger than 8.5 x 11 in.