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.
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
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.
Practical Application
For an APA professional paper, include the author-note components that actually apply, such as ORCID information, affiliation changes, disclosures/acknowledgments, and correspondence details. Do not add the section to an ordinary student paper just because it appears in professional examples.
Professional Student
Under APA 7 guidance summarized by Purdue OWL, professional papers include an author note while student papers normally do not.
Reader Check
Is this an APA professional paper, and which author-note components are required for this manuscript? If it is a student paper, confirm whether the instructor asks for anything beyond standard student-paper elements.
Worked Example
A professional manuscript may use the author note to disclose a changed affiliation and list the corresponding author’s contact information; a typical class paper would omit that section.
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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