List of Appendices
A list of appendices helps readers locate supplementary sections in a long document. University of Regina guidance places such lists with other front-matter navigation and requires entries to correspond to the material they identify; whether a separate list is required remains institution-specific.
Use a list of appendices as front-matter navigation when the document or institution requires it, and make each entry match the appendix label/title used in the document.
Key details
Important caveats
Institution Boundary
Whether the list is required, where it appears and how page numbers/leaders are formatted depends on the institution or house style.
Further guidance
Entry Consistency
Make each list entry correspond to the appendix identifier and title used at the appendix itself so navigation stays unambiguous.
Navigation Role
Use the list as a navigation aid to appendices; it does not replace appendix labels or in-text appendix references.
Practical Application
Use a list of appendices as a navigation aid when the institution or template requires it. Make each entry reproduce the appendix label/title used in the body and keep page references current.
Reader Check
Do the list entries match the appendix identifiers and titles exactly enough for a reader to navigate without guessing?
Worked Example
If the document contains “Appendix B — Survey Instrument,” the front-matter list should use the same label and title, not a shortened variant that could become ambiguous.
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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