We should note this right from the start that a cover page for research papers is not the most important element of the paper as well as it is not the obligatory part of the project. Every teacher has own requirements for cover pages of research papers, their organization, content, etc.
 
That is why before you start making a cover page for your research paper, make sure that a teacher actually asks you for one. Also, check whether your teacher has provided some specific instructions on how your cover page for the research paper should be arranged.
 
It is also important to remind that the way your cover page for the research paper will look like depends on the format you have to use in the rest of your project. In MLA papers, students do not have to make cover pages for research papers. All information about its author, instructor, course, etc. should be presented on the first page, in the upper left-hand corner.
 
There are specific rules you should be aware of and stick to when it comes to preparing a cover page for a research paper done in APA format. You have to make a separate title page. For more details, it is better to check the APA style manual.
 
We would like to explain you some simple rules of preparing a cover page for research papers if its format is not specified.

1. Several lines above the center of the first page, type your research paper topic.
2. On the next line, type your name.
3. On the last two-three lines at the bottom of the page (depending on the information you have to provide), put down your class name, instructor’s name, date.

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