A table of contents is mandatory for almost every substantial text. Only papers shorter than 5 pages can do without a table of contents.

• Put the heading ‘Table of Contents’ at the top of the page.
• Do not include the table of contents itself in your table of contents, so do not make a separate heading and page number. Simply start your Introduction on page 2.
• A table of contents includes chapter headings, section headings and, optionally, subsection headings. When using Word headings, you can automatically create a table of contents that is easy to update when you make changes to the body of the text.
• The numbering in your table of contents should be consistent with the numbering in your text. Do not number sections and subsections in your table of contents if you have not done so in your text.
• A table of contents consists of a list of chapter headings, section headings (and subsection headings), followed by the (right aligned) page number that marks the start of the chapter/section/subsection.