Table of Contents Research

The table of contents page can be a two page spread or in one page. It all depends on the amount of information in the magazine. In the table of contents you will find the title of the story and the page number it begins on. This page also organizes the magazine into sections. It allows the reader to find what page they are looking for through a easy step which is looking through the page. This page is organized in order of the page number the story are in and it is NOT alphabetically.

Here are the conventions of a table of contents page:

• At the top of the page you have the name of the magazine, the issue date, and the word "Content" or the words "Table of Contents". 
• There is also a editors piece sometimes or the editors contact information but these items are not always placed in the magazine.
• An image that is used on the front cover but just smaller.
• The Contents is organized into sub sections and is in order by page number.
• The article names have sublines to give the reader an idea of what each article talks about.

Reference

Baker, K. (2012, May 14). Codes and Conventions of a magazine contents page. Retrieved                          from https://prezi.com/agmdkkvonnne/codes-and-conventions-of-a-magazine-contents-page/.

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