International Conference on Asian Studies (ICAS 2012) 26 -27 July 2012, Paper abstracts, single spaced and no longer than 200 words, must be submitted electronically as Microsoft Word email attachments, before 31 March 2012. ....... More

International Conference on Fisheries & Marine Sciences (Marine Fish 2012) 23-24 August 2012, Paper abstracts, single spaced and no longer than 200 words, must be submitted electronically as Microsoft Word email attachments, before 30 April 2012. ....... More

 

What is an Abstract ?

An abstract is the scientific paper "in a nutshell." In more detail terms an abstract is a brief summary of a scientific paper, generally stating: information about the authors, the hypotheses tested, a brief description of the methods used and the conclusions obtained.

An abstract is a brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, conference proceeding or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject or discipline, and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper's purpose. When used, an abstract always appears at the beginning of a manuscript, acting as the point-of-entry for any given academic paper or patent application. Abstracting and indexing services for various academic disciplines are aimed at compiling a body of literature for that particular subject.

Tips for writing abstracts for conference papers

1. Clarify first- what is the purpose of the paper: what it is that you are going to do.
2. Look carefully- the themes of the conference: note those that apply and frame your paper accordingly.
3. Understand - the submission procedure and the abstract format. For example:
                Title, Name of presenter, Contact details, Category of presentation such as workshop,                 research paper, short paper, poster etc., Keywords
4. Stick closely to the length given. ( Ex. 250 word max.)
5. Ask yourself the following questions: ( When writing an abstract)
      1. What is the purpose of my paper?
      2. What approach am I using?
      3. What are my findings?
      4. Why my findings are so important ?
      6. Choose your keywords carefully, making sure that they match the themes of the conference.

Qualities of a Good Abstract

An effective abstract has the following qualities:
• Uses one or more well developed paragraphs: these are unified, coherent, concise, and able to stand alone.
• Uses an introduction/body/conclusion structure which presents the article, paper, or report's purpose, results, conclusions, and recommendations in that order.
• Follows strictly the chronology of the article, paper, or report.
• Provides logical connections (or transitions) between the information included.
• Adds no new information, but simply summarizes the report.
• Understandable to a wide audience.