Writing an abstract for paper/article
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The document provides guidelines on writing an abstract for academic papers, emphasizing the need for a clear and concise summary of research work. It details the structure, content requirements, and key elements to include, such as the aim of the study, methodology, findings, and significance of results. Additionally, it highlights common pitfalls to avoid, like including references or promotional content.
Writing an abstract for paper/article
- 2. ▪What is an abstract? ▪Requirements: ▪Structure ▪Word count ▪Dos-and-don-ts 2
- 3. 3 ▪In terms of academic writing, an abstract is a concise yet saturated summary of research work, thesis. ▪It is usually a pre-requisite for presenting the work at a conference and publishing a paper. The 1st step is choosing a short and the most representative title for your article that doesn’t contain company,product names or words “new”,“improved”,“best”.
- 4. An abstract should demonstrate that your paper will: ▪Contribute sound knowledge in a particular area e.g., science, engineering. ▪Present novel experience that has not been published previously. ▪Objectively state findings without being commercial in nature (usually required by conferences). 4
- 5. ▪Word count depends on specific requirements, can be up to 500 words. ▪Limit can be set for each structure element of an abstract (e.g., 25-75 words for Introduction). ▪In special cases, submitting abstract in multiple languages can be compulsory. 5
- 7. ▪What is the problem/objective? ▪Few sentences on the aim of study 7 “Study skills and students’ satisfaction with their performance positively affect their academic achievement.The current research was carried out to investigate the correlation of study skills with academic achievement among the medical and pharmacy students in 2013.”
- 8. ▪What did you do? ▪How did you do it? ▪Brief info about used methodology 8 “This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 148 students of basic medical sciences and pharmacy through convenience sampling.Data were collected by a valid and reliable questionnaire,consisting of two sections: Demographic information and questions about daily study hours, study skills in six domains,and students’ satisfaction with study skills. Collected data sets were analyzed by SPSS-16 software.”
- 9. ▪What did the study reveal? ▪Summarize the main points 9 “In total,10.9% of students were reported to have favorable study skills.The minimum score was found for preparation for examination domain.Also, a significantly positive correlation was observed between students’ study skills and their Grade Point Average (GPA) of previous term (P=0.001,r=0.269) and satisfaction with study skills (P=0.001,r=0.493).”
- 10. ▪What do findings mean? ▪Any recommendations? ▪Outline what is novel and significant 10 “The findings indicated that students’ study skills need to be improved.Given the significant relationship between study skills and GPA,as an index of academic achievement,and satisfaction,it is necessary to promote the students’ study skills. These skills are suggested to be reinforced,with more emphasis on weaker domains.”
- 11. ▪Paragraph headers are for guidance ▪Total 195 words 11
- 12. ▪Do not exceed set word count ▪No tables or figures ▪No references, citation in abstract ▪Do not allow spelling or grammar mistakes ▪No excessively long or complicated sentences ▪No promoting product/services - stay objective 12
- 13. ▪Organize your thoughts ▪Build a technically sound story ▪Use simple sentences & common terms ▪Back up your recommendations with proof 13
- 14. G O O D L U C K with your research & publications! 14