The brevity of an abstract belies its importance to a manuscript. It’s what catches a reader’s attention and helps them to decide whether a paper is relevant. Yet ...

The abstract is arguably the most important element of a scholarly article, so it should be informative, meaningful and impactful. Michael Willis gives two objectives, and practical tips, to keep in ...

An abstract is a concise, compelling statement that summarises a larger piece of work. They are useful for researchers to select relevant evidence, and for indexing purposes by search databases. By ...

This handout is available for download in DOCX format and PDF format. An abstract is a summary of a piece of academic writing. The abstract appears in multiple locations, including at the start of a ...

An abstract is a summary of a piece of academic writing. The abstract appears in multiple locations, including at the start of a publication, in conference proceedings, and in electronic databases.

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Most journals require authors to submit abstracts along with their articles, as do both of the ...

Dr. Richard Compton, Program Chair for the Canadian Linguistics Association (CLA) and Associate Professor of Linguistics, UQAM and will give an interactive workshop on writing abstracts, as part of ...

If you're developing new technologies or business strategies alongside your company's core products, you will most likely write some sort of white paper or theoretical documentation. When presenting ...

It's all too easy for students to float away on abstract words. Here's how to get them back on solid ground. It's a crucial question for those who want to reform the teaching of writing, because once ...