Dear Heba,

according to my previous answers, it seems that you are not able to perform a correct web search!!

if you give : running title, you obtain a lot of hits. Among them :

Here is an example of effective title abridgment, drawn from a recently published article (Lambert et al., 2013; CC-BY license):

Manuscript title: Dendritic Cell Immunoreceptor Is a New Target for Anti-AIDS Drug Development: Identification of DCIR/HIV-1 Inhibitors (117 ch with spaces, 103 ch without spaces)

Running title: Inhibitors of DCIR Limit HIV-1 Infection (40 characters with spaces, 35 characters without spaces)

The authors combined a few strategies here to reduce the title length by two thirds, applying the abbreviation “DCIR,” omitting articles (“DCIR” instead of “the DCIR”), and focusing on what they judged to be the central concept (the limitation of HIV-1 infection by the inhibitors, rather than the novelty of the target, the application in drug development, or the identification process). Of course, this task may be easier for papers with a narrower and more descriptive focus, such as review articles.

Source:

http://www.aje.com/en/arc/editing-tip-crafting-appropriate-running-title/

And please again, answer the answerers with a "small Thank You"   and don't collect the answers !!

JRG

Dear Heba,

according to my previous answers, it seems that you are not able to perform a correct web search!!

if you give : running title, you obtain a lot of hits. Among them :

Here is an example of effective title abridgment, drawn from a recently published article (Lambert et al., 2013; CC-BY license):

Manuscript title: Dendritic Cell Immunoreceptor Is a New Target for Anti-AIDS Drug Development: Identification of DCIR/HIV-1 Inhibitors (117 ch with spaces, 103 ch without spaces)

Running title: Inhibitors of DCIR Limit HIV-1 Infection (40 characters with spaces, 35 characters without spaces)

The authors combined a few strategies here to reduce the title length by two thirds, applying the abbreviation “DCIR,” omitting articles (“DCIR” instead of “the DCIR”), and focusing on what they judged to be the central concept (the limitation of HIV-1 infection by the inhibitors, rather than the novelty of the target, the application in drug development, or the identification process). Of course, this task may be easier for papers with a narrower and more descriptive focus, such as review articles.

Source:

http://www.aje.com/en/arc/editing-tip-crafting-appropriate-running-title/

And please again, answer the answerers with a "small Thank You"   and don't collect the answers !!

JRG

Dear Dr. Heba

Thank you for your question.

In addition to what has been said by our colleagues, running title could be an engaging sentense of few words that strikes the attention of the reader. In a qualitative article I published, the article title was: Patient's Perspective of Blow-out Fractures of the orbit. The running title was: "Is My Eyesight Gone", which was a quote from one of the participants. 

I hope this helps

If the main title is "How to write a running title for a manuscript?"

You can write running title as "Running title of manuscript"

Running title will be shorter (around 50 characters) than your main manuscript title which will focus the main theme of your title.

I completely agree with what was said by my colleague Chalamalla Srinivas

The very purpose of RH is to communicate the essence of your paper/title in a shorter version. Usually, it appears in every page of your paper.

thank you

Thank you very much

Dear Heba Huessin ,

A running head is a short version of the paper title that is printed as a heading at the top of each page.

Best,

Shima

Interesting thread. However, I'm struggling with where these actually get used - I have seen it used at the top of every page in a pdf of the article, but I am currently writing for 'clinical endocrinology' and cannot find anywhere it will actually be used on the pdf. Is it possible it is only used in the print version? It doesn't seem to be used in any search engine results that I use, do some search engines display it? This all seems unusual in todays age with the small numbers of readers who actually read a print version. I have emailed the publisher but I'm sure it will take a long time for them to review the question. If anyone has any insight it would be great to hear. My fundamental question is, how much effort should be put into pefecting the short running title? Does it actually change search engine optimisation, or ever get used in practice over the actual title?

Thank you @ Jean Rene Grezes

Many journals require that a running title, also known as a running head or short title, be included in submitted manuscripts. This shortened form of the main title, usually cited at the top of each published page of an article, serves to guide readers browsing a print journal, shuffling loose printed pages, or toggling between multiple papers in PDF form. The running head may also be used in RSS feeds and mobile applications instead of the frequently more unwieldy main title.

see you please this link: https://www.aje.com/en/arc/editing-tip-crafting-appropriate-running-title/

Une forme abrégé d'un titre.

The current title, or short title, is a part of the overall title included in the submitted manuscripts. This form, quoted at the top of each page, serves to guide readers.

For example, if the paper is called “The Effects of Running on Heart Health in Elderly Patients,” consider using only the first part, “Effects of Running on Heart Health,” or the second part, “Heart Health in Elderly Patients.” Make the choice based on which ideas and concepts are most prominent in the paper.

thanks alot

I think the easiest way to write a running title is to arrange the keywords in the shortest sentence possible