Placement of Title
Title placement can be influenced by other components of a paper. For example, there may be a visual that only allows for a right-alignment title, an essay format that calls for a centered title, or a report that requires a title page. The placement of title is a formatting choice dependent on the length of the title, as well as the genre of the writing.
Context
In this medical scientific article, "Effects of Unsaturated Free Fatty Acids on Adhesion and on Gene Expression of Extracellular Matrix Macromolecules in Human Osteoblast-like Cell Cultures", the writer uses all of the keywords of this article in the title, and therefore hold valuable information the audience should consider before reading. The importance of aligning the title to the left prevents the audience to overlook a title that may seem unimportant because of a standard one line and centered placement.
General: Since context applies to writers' setting, they should consider what is the most appropriate placement of the title based on the its importance.
Ask Yourself: What caused me to have my placement of title? Will this choice be the best to make my title the most effective? Is my title important to my article? If so, what placement will draw most attention?
General: Since context applies to writers' setting, they should consider what is the most appropriate placement of the title based on the its importance.
Ask Yourself: What caused me to have my placement of title? Will this choice be the best to make my title the most effective? Is my title important to my article? If so, what placement will draw most attention?
Audience
The primary audience for this article are scientists, and professionals, or experts in the field. Therefore, it may be important to place the title to the left so that they do not overlook a title that may or may not contain specific information that interests them.
General: Writers should consider what the audience values when deciding the placement of their title. If the title consists of information valuable to the audience, the writer should consider a placement that isolates and draws attention to the title.
Ask Yourself: What does my audience value? Are my audience's interests in my title? Where will they most likely look first? Above the first column of my text (if there are multiple columns) or at the paper as a whole?
General: Writers should consider what the audience values when deciding the placement of their title. If the title consists of information valuable to the audience, the writer should consider a placement that isolates and draws attention to the title.
Ask Yourself: What does my audience value? Are my audience's interests in my title? Where will they most likely look first? Above the first column of my text (if there are multiple columns) or at the paper as a whole?
Purpose
The purpose of this placement of title is to ensure that the readers can comfortably read and not overlook the long title that includes keywords of the article that will help a reader decide whether or not he or she wants to continue reading.
General: The placement of a title can do so much as to support the purpose of a text. If the title clearly states the papers' purpose, it is a good idea for writers to place the title in an area that emphasizes its importance. That may be centered and at the top of the page, or on a page cover.
Ask Yourself: How does my title relate to my purpose?
General: The placement of a title can do so much as to support the purpose of a text. If the title clearly states the papers' purpose, it is a good idea for writers to place the title in an area that emphasizes its importance. That may be centered and at the top of the page, or on a page cover.
Ask Yourself: How does my title relate to my purpose?
Persona
The writer's persona portrays someone who gives importance to specific details as a scientist through the placement of the title because it is formatted in such a way that the audience cannot overlook it.
General: Depending on the contents of the title, a writer can use the placement of the title to portray a certain persona. A standard centered title at the beginning of an academic essay can portray that a student that is familiar with academic formatting, or a title page can establish that the writer is a researcher presenting an informational report.
Ask Yourself: How will the placement of my title influence my persona? How will placement of my title show my values as the writer? Does my genre require a certain title placement, which will show that I am familiar with this format and therefore a professional?
General: Depending on the contents of the title, a writer can use the placement of the title to portray a certain persona. A standard centered title at the beginning of an academic essay can portray that a student that is familiar with academic formatting, or a title page can establish that the writer is a researcher presenting an informational report.
Ask Yourself: How will the placement of my title influence my persona? How will placement of my title show my values as the writer? Does my genre require a certain title placement, which will show that I am familiar with this format and therefore a professional?