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An abstract is a brief, stand-alone summary on a research topic. It is an integral part of many types of scientific literature, including original research articles, literature reviews, and theses. As part of such papers, it is included at the very beginning to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper’s purpose and main findings. An abstract can also be a stand-alone document, when it is used for reporting preliminary/(pre)final research results to be included in conference proceedings.
The goal of an abstract is to
- inform the reader about the background and aim of the research topic concerned, providing a clear rationale for the research;
- summarize the most important methods applied to obtain the main findings;
- summarize the main results obtained;
- provide a clear and concise conclusion on the findings and relevance of the research.
Generally, an abstract reports only what is relevant to the key message, within the length of approximately 250 words.
Emtex Life Science medical writers can write high-quality abstracts as they are trained to convey key messages in a logical structure, using a clear and concise writing style. Because an abstract is often the first or only part read, they keep in mind to grab the reader’s attention.