Dear research expert,
What is the standard for writing abstract of a scientific research paper for publication?
Thank you
A good abstract should reflect background, objectives, methodology and results in a most summarised form to give readers a complete view of the work presented...
A good abstract should reflect background, objectives, methodology and results in a most summarised form to give readers a complete view of the work presented...
The abstract should be written last as it summarizes your entire paper.
The abstract tells (i) what you did and (ii) what the important findings in your research. Together with the title, it's the advertisement of your article.
It should be easily understood, and has no jargon, uncommon abbreviations and references.
It provides (1) a short description of the perspective and purpose of your paper, (2) key results but minimizes experimental details, (3) a short description of the interpretation/conclusion in the last sentence.
https://www.elsevier.com/connect/11-steps-to-structuring-a-science-paper-editors-will-take-seriously#step7
The standard is very high. Grammar must be perfect. Every word must count.
The abstract is like a report in miniature. Regard the abstract as your one paragraph advert for your paper.
Start with one sentence for each of the following, and adapt as found necessary: Introduction, Method, Result, Discussion, Conclusion. Omit references.
250 words is the maximum usually allowed, but see the guidelines for your target journal.
Abstract is a complete picture of article in most precised manner. In a debate on RG related to abstract and conclusion, almost all researcher termed abstract more important than conclusion and indicated it as a major player in review process. The ideal approach to write abstract is to write one to two sentences for introductio, methodology, findings, discussion and conclusion. It is recommended to avoid any numerical values and references in abstract (unless it is highly valuable to include). Moreover, different journals have different criteria for writing abstract e.g. Journals available in Emeraldinsight require abstract to be written in “heading format” while others recommend to be written in paragraph and avoid any heading.
For writing aspect ,for scientific research ,for publication it must be presented to the academic institute for their information knowledge & also for the areas where applicability of research can be noticed & afterwards if the research is known to the respective line of action such paper can be read & accepted with all the successive manner as the original research is understood by the required person it is in this line writing abstract of scientific research paper for publication can conveniently see the day light .
This is my personal opinion
A standard abstract should include a very brief background (probably a sentence), objectives (about two or three sentences), methodology ((about two or three sentences), results ((about two or three sentences) and conclusion (about one or two sentences).
All these are subject to the number of words requested!
Hello Olutosin Otekunrin,
At the beginning of a research, the researchers set objectives and scope. The abstract of an article must include the objectives and scope as well as the importance of the work, and the most salient outcome(s). All these issues should be written in clear, and correct language with the minimum length of text. The reader should be able to easily understand the core value of the article from just reading its abstract and conclusions.
Abstracts are generally of two types, one is indicative, another is informative. the indicative abstract may not reflect clearly about the study, findings, and may leave the information seeker in lurch as what the entire paper may contain, hence leaves one guessing whether one should consult the entire paper or not. However, the informative abstract is one, which may itself fulfill the purpose of the information seeker and the information seeker can decide from abstract whether he should go for the full paper or not. informative abstract is more preferred over the indicative one.
A good abstract of the research should include (definition of the research subject , the objective, the research methodology, and the main results and conclusions of the research).
A good abstract having 100 to 250 words must show:
1. Main objective of the research
2. Data
3. Statistical tool used
4. Main results
5. Important implication
6. ETC. ...!
Dear Olitosin, you already have got some very good answers. Nothing to add.
Regards,
Janusheva
Thank you all for these wonderful and helpful contributions to this discussion.
Very simple good and clear writing. The abstract needso to summarise the main idea of the full paper. Finally, the abstract reflect the full paper in few lines or words (100 words).
The ideal is to focus on the trinômino: introduction, development and conclusion, in a similar way to what will be seen in the scientific publication. The clarity and relevant data of the research should be well made available, as well as maintaining a great stimulus of reading in the reader. The formatting can be linear or even fragmented by parts, it will depend on the rules of the journal. I particularly prefer the linear form because it allows the researcher to be able to use his creativity in this essay.
The first sentence of an abstract should clearly introduce the topic of the paper so that readers can relate it to other work they are familiar with. However, an analysis of abstracts across a range of fields show that few follow this advice, nor do they take the opportunity to summarize previous work in their second sentence. A central issue is the lack of structure in standard advice on abstract writing, so most authors don’t realize the third sentence should point out the deficiencies of this existing research. To solve this problem, we describe a technique that structures the entire abstract around a set of six sentences, each of which has a specific role, so that by the end of the first four sentences you have introduced the idea fully. This structure then allows you to use the fifth sentence to elaborate a little on the research, explain how it works, and talk about the various ways that you have applied it, for example to teach generations of new graduate students how to write clearly. This technique is helpful because it clarifies your thinking and leads to a final sentence that summarizes why your research matters.
The good abstract shows objective of work, methodology and result of the study. Finally, the abstract gives summarize the main idea of the full paper.
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D.V.Raghunatha Reddy
It should have the following; Background, Objective, Methodology, result and conclusion.
Depending on the journal you want to publish your article. But any how it depends on:
1. Solid scientific language
2. It consists either of one paragraph or fractionation into background, aims of the study, methods, results and conclusion.
3. Not more than 250-30 words
4. The most obvious and significant material should raise in the abstract.
To be a mini-research in which the problem, methodology, sample, procedures, conclusions, recommendations and proposals are mentioned
The good abstract should include: Background objective, materials and methods, results, discussion, conclusion, and recommendation.
A good abstract should be made up of the mini IMRAD (introduction, methods, results and discussions of the study). It give a summary or holistic picture of the entire research.
What is the standard for writing abstract of a scientific research paper for publication?
Think it depends on each journal standard / requirement. Generally I find that we can write abstract according to the following format from Emerald:
Reason being the above format can meet the requirement of journal articles published by Emerald. Secondly, the 7 points are relevant for other journal articles' abstract write up whereby sometimes we need to reduce the word counts to meet specific journal requirements.
Abtract should reflect on the brief background of the study, objective, methodology and results of your work in a very concise and understandable manner
Many thanks to all respected colleagues for sharing their views on this discussion. I really appreciate your contributions on this platform.
The research summary with the title are the main factors of the research .. The order of the salvation by the journal begins with the presentation of the importance of the subject, the objective, research the practical aspects of the research and then the summary of the results and conclusion
An abstract should include the basic features of a scientific research: little of the introduction highlighting the problem and the purpose for the study; materials and methods; findings; and conclusion
Thank you Drs. Muthana A.K. Al-Zobaei Al-Zobae and Harry Barton Essel for also contributing to this discussion.
Abstract is the main essence of your paper. Short and clear.
Thank you very much for these candid submission on this discussion.
Dear respected Olutosin,
Abstract is a summary of a research work in which each of its component must be briefly. The contents of an abstract are extracted from the main research work. The components of the abstract in order are 1) Introduction 2) Statement of problem 4) Justification (optional) 3) Aim / Objective of the study 4) Methodology 5) Results 6) briefly Discussion 6) Conclusion. In all abstract could contains 250 to 450 words.
Best regards.
Many thanks to Drs. Saad Kariem Shather, Abiodun Olusola Omotayo and Kifilideen Lekan Osanyinpeju for your valuable contributions.
Dear Respected Olutosin Ademola Otekunrin,
Thanks for the recommendation of my works and answer.
Best regards.
Agree with colleagues, but, I find strong abstracts that hide something, in order to make the reader reads the whole paper, generally they hide results and focus on methodology and conclusion.
When I find an abstract stating all main research steps, especially results, I feel happy that I can make a quick decision about the paper without reading the whole of it, but when an abstract hides results, I'm obligated to read the whole paper, but, frankly speaking, I feel more happy.
Dear Dr. Yasser Jaamour, I so much appreciate your contribution on the aspect of hiding some salient research findings. I am yet to confirm this as a conventional guideline in presenting or writing an abstract.
Writing an effective and impressive abstract is a real art of writing a scientic ally sound manuscript...
A well written abstract (normally 250-300 words) summarizes in a concise yet persuasive manner the whole study report. It should serve as a "hook" for the reader to want to learn more about the author/s work. There must be also a solid link with the title of the manuscript as these 2 items are the first to be considered and evaluated by journal reviewers, editors and later on, readers.
The perfect abstract, that abstract give the reader the highly interesting for important your whole paper.
The most important how write the conclusions and arrange the information.
If you go to nature journal, you will see the perfect abstract involve very important information.
Many thank for your valuable contributions dear Drs. Anoop Kumar Srivastava, Bruno Borsari and Abdelrazzaq M Al-Tawaha.
I see following points are important:
1 - It must be briefly and about 300 words.
2 - It must contain all componentso the research.
3 - It depends on journal requirments.
4 - To give readers good interestings about the research.
regrards
Many thanks dear respected colleagues for these important contributions
Your abstract should be one paragraph, of 100-250 words, which summarizes the purpose, methods, results and conclusions of the paper
Thank you dear respected colleagues for your time and contributions on this discussion.
This article is truly one of the best in the topic of your question. Article Whitesides' Group: Writing a Paper
An abstract is a short summary of your paper, It’s prepares readers to follow the detailed information, analyses, and objective in your full paper.
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