Abstracts

I usually write the abstract for my papers last. Sometimes, I am just not sure what to include and how to make it an interesting "elevator pitch" of my article. I definitely need more practice writing abstracts.

I found a short but very informative journal article on writing abstracts. It includes information on the importance of an abstract, alternative formats, and the key messages of each section of the abstract. I especially liked the example of the process of revising a draft conference abstract. I found the list of abstract types/formats to be very interesting. It included tweetable abstracts, graphical abstracts, and video abstracts. I am not familiar with these formats. I would love to see examples.

The journal article:

How to Write a Comprehensive and Informative Research Abstract
By: Amanda Drury, Eva Pape, Maura Dowling, Susana Miguel, Paz Fernández-Ortega, Constantina Papadopoulou, Grigorios Kotronoulas
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2023.151395
(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0749208123000268)