Capitalizing titles and subtitles of works

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Do not capitalize minor words (articles Definition for articles, opens in dialog , prepositions Definition for prepositions, opens in dialog , and coordinating conjunctions Definition for coordinating conjunctions, opens in dialog ) unless they are the first or last word of a title or subtitle.

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“Fire and Ice”

“I Want to Hold Your Hand”

A River Runs through It

Capitalize the second part of a hyphenated term in a title if it is a major word but not if it is a minor word.

Seizing the Enigma: The Race to Break the German U-Boat Codes

How to Make Left-hand Turns in Boston

Capitalize chapter titles and the titles of other major divisions of a work following the same guidelines used for titles of complete works.

“Work and Play” in Santayana’s The Nature of Beauty

“Size Matters” on the Web site Discovery Channel Online

APA style differs from these guidelines for titles in the body of a paper and in the reference list.

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