Structuring your Abstract
Abstracts are predictable: they usually cover the same elements, in roughly the same order. But what are those elements? We analyzed the Abstracts of 25,000 published papers to find out. • First part: Background and Aim • Middle part: Methods and results …
Useful phrases for your Abstract
Phrases to give background information • Phrases to introduce your study aim • Phrases to explain your methods • Phrases to present your results and their meaning • Phrases to discuss the contribution of your work • Find more phrases from Writefull’s Sentence Palette …
FAQs about writing an Abstract
How detailed should an abstract be? • Can I cite sources in my abstract? • Should I use the present or past tense in my abstract? • How long should an Abstract be? • Can I use abbreviations in my abstract? • Should I give definitions in my Abstract? …