Writing abstract for technical papers such as journals, technical reports, research findings etc. is crucial to getting desired feedback from readers. It is common in the world of research and academics to judge a work of literature by its abstract, hence, any writer must observe strictly the requirements and guidelines of abstract writing if he is to gain positive feedback and more readability. Here’s a complete tutorial for this, but should in case you do not have the luxury of time, here’s a summary of what is required in an abstract.
An abstract must answer these four questions;
- What was done
- Why was it done
- What was discovered/observed
- Why what was discovered/done is relevant/important
Any abstract that answers effectively these questions with proper grammatical construct is sure to do justice to the research work, technical report or journal paper. From the listed bullet points, it is seen that an abstract is best written after the write-up is finished so as to be able to articulate efficiently all the points that’ve been made. Remember also, abstracts are meant to be comprehensive summaries. Some journal publications give a limit to the number of words one may use in writing his abstract. Hence, you must learn to write not only effectively but also efficiently.
To see an example of a simple abstract written for a SIWES technical report, click here.
References:
https://www.springer.com/gp/authors-editors/authorandreviewertutorials/writing-a-journal-manuscript
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