A contents page is an informative page that highlights what features and what is included in the magazine. It acts as a source for referencing and understanding the way to locate articles in a magazine as it reduces any confusion. It ensures that the reader knows where to look for their favourite articles. A few conventions of a contents page are that it often contains imagery of the stars that feature, and captions as to what the articles are about. It also breaks the barrier between the front cover of the magazine and the contents, this makes it more understandable for the reader and it is easier for them to navigate as it is not so overwhelming when opening. It must suit the genre of music and be layed out in the style of the magazine. Therefore it is usually situated at the very front of the magazine on the right hand side after an advert. However sometimes it is placed further back. It is usually one page however it can spread over two. Often the name of the magazine is also placed on the contents page somewhere. It is usually named: contents, what features or what’s inside.