{"id":947,"date":"2016-08-10T16:15:40","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T16:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/styleguide\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=947"},"modified":"2023-08-03T15:39:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T15:39:52","slug":"formatting-the-apa-title-page","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-guidetowriting\/chapter\/formatting-the-apa-title-page\/","title":{"raw":"APA Title Page Formatting","rendered":"APA Title Page Formatting"},"content":{"raw":"<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Placement<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">As the first major section of the document, the title page appears as the first page.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Components<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The title page is comprised of a few key elements:<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\r\n \t<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Page number<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Full title of the paper<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Author byline: first name(s), middle initial(s), and last name(s)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Affiliated institution(s) or organization(s)<\/span><\/li>\r\n \t<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Author note (optional)<\/span><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Follow your instructor\u2019s directives regarding additional lines on the title page. Some professors require further information, including the date of submission, course number or title, or name of the professor. The 7th edition of APA removed the need for student papers to include a running head, but your instructor might still want one.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">General Format<\/span><\/h2>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Like the rest of the paper, the title page should be double-spaced and typed in Times New Roman, 12-point font. The margins are set at 1\u201d on all sides.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">How should the full title of the paper be formatted?<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The full title of the paper is centered in the upper half of the page, and the first letter of each major word is capitalized. The paper\u2019s title should be a maximum of 12 words and fill one or two lines; avoid using abbreviations and unnecessary words. Do not format the title with bold, italics, underlining, or quotation marks.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">How should the author byline be formatted?<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The author byline is comprised of the author's or authors' first name(s), middle initial(s), and last name(s); this line follows after the full title of the research paper. Note that two authors are separated by the word <em>and<\/em>, but more than two authors\u2019 names are separated by commas, with 'and' before the last author's name.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">What should the institutional affiliation include?<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Following the author byline is the institutional affiliation of the author(s) involved with the research paper. Include the name of the college or university you attend, or the name of the organization(s) that provided support for your research.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Any additional lines of information requested by your professor may be situated after the institutional affiliation. If your instructor requires you to include an author\u2019s note, position it in the lower half of the title page.<\/span><\/p>","rendered":"<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Placement<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">As the first major section of the document, the title page appears as the first page.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Components<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The title page is comprised of a few key elements:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Page number<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Full title of the paper<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Author byline: first name(s), middle initial(s), and last name(s)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Affiliated institution(s) or organization(s)<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li3\"><span class=\"s1\">Author note (optional)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Follow your instructor\u2019s directives regarding additional lines on the title page. Some professors require further information, including the date of submission, course number or title, or name of the professor. The 7th edition of APA removed the need for student papers to include a running head, but your instructor might still want one.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">General Format<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Like the rest of the paper, the title page should be double-spaced and typed in Times New Roman, 12-point font. The margins are set at 1\u201d on all sides.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">How should the full title of the paper be formatted?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">The full title of the paper is centered in the upper half of the page, and the first letter of each major word is capitalized. The paper\u2019s title should be a maximum of 12 words and fill one or two lines; avoid using abbreviations and unnecessary words. 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Include the name of the college or university you attend, or the name of the organization(s) that provided support for your research.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">Any additional lines of information requested by your professor may be situated after the institutional affiliation. If your instructor requires you to include an author\u2019s note, position it in the lower half of the title page.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-947\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Revision and Adaptation. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Gillian Paku. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: SUNY Geneseo. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\">CC BY: Attribution<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Shared previously<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>Formatting the Title Page (APA). <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Jennifer Janechek. <strong>Provided by<\/strong>: Writing Commons. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/writingcommons.org\/open-text\/writing-processes\/format\/apa-format\/1139-formatting-the-title-page-apa\">http:\/\/writingcommons.org\/open-text\/writing-processes\/format\/apa-format\/1139-formatting-the-title-page-apa<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"license\" href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/4.0\/\">CC BY-NC-ND: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives <\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">All rights reserved content<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>APA Sample Paper. <strong>Authored by<\/strong>: Steven Wilder. <strong>Located at<\/strong>: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tNuYwptSzP8\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/tNuYwptSzP8<\/a>. <strong>License<\/strong>: <em>All Rights Reserved<\/em>. <strong>License Terms<\/strong>: Standard YouTube License<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t <\/div>\n\t\t\t <\/section>","protected":false},"author":19,"menu_order":3,"template":"","meta":{"_candela_citation":"[{\"type\":\"cc\",\"description\":\"Formatting the Title Page (APA)\",\"author\":\"Jennifer Janechek\",\"organization\":\"Writing Commons\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/writingcommons.org\/open-text\/writing-processes\/format\/apa-format\/1139-formatting-the-title-page-apa\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by-nc-nd\",\"license_terms\":\"\"},{\"type\":\"copyrighted_video\",\"description\":\"APA Sample Paper\",\"author\":\"Steven Wilder\",\"organization\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/tNuYwptSzP8\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"arr\",\"license_terms\":\"Standard YouTube License\"},{\"type\":\"original\",\"description\":\"Revision and Adaptation\",\"author\":\"Gillian Paku\",\"organization\":\"SUNY Geneseo\",\"url\":\"\",\"project\":\"\",\"license\":\"cc-by\",\"license_terms\":\"\"}]","CANDELA_OUTCOMES_GUID":"","pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-947","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":548,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1905,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/947\/revisions\/1905"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/548"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/947\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=947"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=947"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-guidetowriting\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}