5.5.3. Contents

The contents (headed ‘Contents’) is a table made up of the exact headings that form the sections of the work.

The contents (headed ‘Contents’) is a table made up of the exact headings that form the sections of the work. In Court judgments, this is called ‘Table of Contents’. Opposite each heading, the page number on which each section begins is indicated, sometimes linked to it by leaders (a series of dots).

In addition to a general contents, each section may also have a subsidiary contents. It is standard practice for the general contents to be placed at the beginning of a work.

The contents may be followed by a list of illustrations and a list of tables and graphs.