Maximum of 50 characters, counting letters, punctuation, and spaces between words.
Flush left.
Avoid using abbreviations.
However, & (instead of “and”) can be used.
No period at the end.
For example,
WEATHER AND MOOD
[Contents]
Running head is an abbreviated title that should convey the idea of the title in a shortened form.
It does not have to consist of the same words in the same order as the title.
For example,
Original title: Restless Nights: Sleep Latency Increases and Sleep Quality Decreases With Caffeine Intake
Running head: CAFFEINE-INDUCED REDUCTIONS IN SLEEP EFFICIENCY
Running Head Generation Instruction
Click Insert (from the main menu ribbon at the top) – Page Number (under the Header & Footer tab) – Top of page – Plain number 3
Place your cursor right in front of the page number you just created.
If you double-click the Header area, then, it would probably select the page number. Then, hit the left-arrow key once.
Or, manually locate your cursor right in front of the page number.
Type the running head in ALL-CAPITAL LETTERS (in front of page number 1) and then hit the Tab key once (or twice, in case your running head is relatively short). Then the running head will be left flushed.
*For Mac users:
Insert – Page Numbers – Position: Top of page (Header) – Alignment: Right
Double-click the upper left corner (the top empty margin) and type the running head at the upper left corner directly (without using the Tab key). Use all uppercase letters for the running head.
