An abstract as a succinct summary of a longer piece of work, which is published in isolation from the main text and should therefore stand on its own and be understandable without reference to the longer piece. Characteristics of abstract structure.
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HOW TO WRITE AN ABSTRACT A definition An abstract is a succinct summary of a longer piece of work, usually academic in nature, which is published in isolation from the main text and should therefore stand on its own and be understandable without reference to the longer piece. It should report the latters essential facts, and should not exaggerate or contain material that is not there. Its purpose is to act as a reference tool (for example in a library abstracting service), enabling the reader to decide whether or not to read the full text. Two common reasons for writing an abstract are to summarize a longer piece of work published as a journal article, thesis, book or web page, an existing article for the purposes of a journal, or to submit an application to write a paper for a conference. How to go about the writing process 1. Start by writing a statement of the papers purpose, which should be as succinct as possible. If you include background keep this to a minimum and only include such information as to pr