Fill in your title, name, school and course details to get an APA 7 title page on a live paper preview. Switch between the student and professional formats, apply APA title case in one click, and download the page as a Word DOCX file or a PDF.
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No titles or degrees (Dr., PhD). With several affiliations, add their numbers after a bar: Jordan A. Rivera | 1, 2
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How to use the APA Title Page Generator
Choose Student or Professional. Most class assignments use the student format.
Enter the title and press Apply APA title case to fix capitalization.
Add authors and affiliations, then the course, instructor and due date (student) or the running head and author note (professional).
Check the preview and the checklist below it for anything missing.
Press Download DOCX to keep editing in Word or Google Docs, or Download PDF to submit the page as is.
APA 7 title page at a glance
Element
Student paper
Professional paper
Format
Page number
Yes
Yes
Top right of the header, on every page
Running head
Only if requested
Yes
All caps, flush left, max 50 characters
Title
Yes
Yes
Bold, centered, title case, 3–4 lines below the top margin
Author name(s)
Yes
Yes
One blank line after the title; no titles or degrees
Affiliation
Yes
Yes
Department and university, or city and country for independent authors
Course number and name
Yes
No
As shown on course materials, e.g. PSY 210: Research Methods
Instructor
Yes
No
The name your instructor prefers, e.g. Dr. Maya Chen
Due date
Yes
No
Month Day, Year, e.g. October 31, 2026
Author note
No
Optional
Bottom half of the page; "Author Note" bold and centered, paragraphs indented
Author note paragraphs (professional papers)
An author note is split into short paragraphs, each indented 0.5 inch, in this order. Leave out any paragraph that does not apply.
ORCID iDs: each author's name followed by the full ORCID link.
Changes of affiliation or the death of an author since the study was done.
Disclosures and acknowledgments: registration, data sharing, conflicts of interest and funding. If there are no conflicts, say so.
Contact information: "Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to…" with a mailing address and email.
Common title page mistakes
Writing "Running head:" before the shortened title. That label was removed in APA 7.
Making the title too long or vague. Aim for a focused title that states the main topic and variables.
Adding Dr., PhD or other degrees to the author byline. Degrees belong only in some professional author notes, never in the byline.
Using a separate font size or single spacing on the title page. The title page follows the same font and double spacing as the rest of the paper.
Labeling the first page of text "Introduction". Instead, repeat the paper title in bold at the top of page 2.
Always check your instructor's or publisher's instructions, which take priority over the general APA rules.
Frequently asked questions
What goes on an APA 7 student title page?
The paper title in bold, the author name(s), the affiliation (usually department and university), the course number and name, the instructor's name and the assignment due date, all centered and double-spaced. A page number goes in the top right corner. A running head is not required for student papers unless your instructor asks for one.
What is the difference between a student and a professional title page?
A professional title page, used for manuscripts submitted for publication, adds a running head and an author note and leaves out the course, instructor and due date. A student title page includes the course details and normally has only a page number in the header.
Where does the title go on an APA title page?
Place the title three or four double-spaced lines below the top margin, centered and in bold, using title case. Add one blank double-spaced line between the title and the author names. A long title can run onto two lines.
How do I write the running head in APA 7?
The running head is a shortened version of the title, in all capital letters, flush left in the page header, with the page number flush right. It can be at most 50 characters including spaces and punctuation. APA 7 dropped the words "Running head:" from the label.
How do I list multiple authors on an APA title page?
Put the names on one line: two authors are joined with "and", and three or more are separated by commas with "and" before the last one. If authors have different affiliations, put superscript numbers after each name and before each matching affiliation.
Which fonts and sizes does APA 7 allow?
APA 7 accepts several readable fonts, including Times New Roman 12 pt, Georgia 11 pt, Calibri 11 pt, Arial 11 pt and Lucida Sans Unicode 10 pt. Use the same font throughout the paper, with 1-inch margins and double spacing.
What is APA title case?
Capitalize the first word of the title and of any subtitle, every word of four letters or more, and all major words such as nouns, verbs, adjectives and pronouns. Short minor words of three letters or fewer, like and, of, in, the and to, stay lowercase unless they start the title or subtitle.
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