How to Write an Abstract

Abstract is a short and coincise ... of a longer work, such as a dissertation or research paper.

How many words does an abstract usually include?

In a dissertation the abstract comes after the title.

The abstract is the first thing you write (before the main text).

In this part you can include some brief context on the social and academic relevance of the topic.

In this part use verbs like "investigate, test, analyze, evaluate" to describe exactly what you set out to do.

This part is never referred to the future. It's better to use Present or Past Simple tense.

This part of the abstract is usually written in the Past Simple tense as it refers to the completed actions.

In this part tro to highlight only the main findings that will allow the reader to understand your conclusions.

In this part you give the answer to the problem or question.