Abstract of a scientific article

Abstract typically serves the following main goals:

• help readers decide if they should read an entire article;
• help readers and researchers remember key findings on a topic;
• help readers understand a text by acting as a pre-reading outline of key points;
• index articles for quick recovery and cross-referencing;

In abstracting a paper

• The author may use the title and subtitle of paper to introduce his reader with the key parts of paper.
• The author must use the introduction, main theme, methods, findings and conclusion in abstracting his paper.
• The author has to give a summary of the main topic/problem/point of his/her paper.
• The author may provide an organization/outline of his paper following the summary of main topic.

More Specifically

• The abstract must provide a concise statement of the main point and the problem that prompts the research to be addressed.
• It should introduce the reader with the summary of selection or rationale of conducting the research topic.
• It must summarize the methods for data collection and data processing adopted.
• It introduces the key findings of research.
• It finalizes with a summary of conclusions and (if needed) key recommendations.

The desirable word limit is 200-250.