What is a research or creative project abstract? An abstract is a compact, concise, and self-contained description of a project and its results or current status. An abstract communicates to the ...

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 ...