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A research title is written on the first page (generally referred to as the title page), which is usually not paginated. Though the title is written on the first page, it is frequently formulated well after planning has begun and the dimensions of the study have been determined. The title page shall have:

1. A Page Header is written right flush in title case. It contains the first two or three words of the title. This is actually the research topic. It is in order to write page header on all pages of a document. The page number appears just below the page header or five spaces to the right of it.