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Author Note

An author note is an APA professional-paper element for author identifiers, affiliation changes, disclosures/acknowledgments and contact information when applicable. Purdue OWL distinguishes this from the normal APA student-paper title page.

Quick answer

In APA 7, an author note belongs on a professional paper when applicable and can contain ORCID information, affiliation changes, disclosures/acknowledgments and correspondence details; student papers normally omit it.

Key details

Core Issueformatting an APA-style professional-paper author note and deciding whether one belongs in the document
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Important caveats

Style Boundary

This is APA-specific manuscript guidance; other publishers and styles may use different author-information sections or omit them.

Further guidance

Components

Applicable author-note paragraphs may cover ORCID iDs, affiliation changes, disclosures or acknowledgments, and corresponding-author contact information.

Professional Student

Under APA 7 guidance summarized by Purdue OWL, professional papers include an author note while student papers normally do not.

Sources and evidence

Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.

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