Moved post I'm hoping this post will be appropriate here. If not everybody knows where to find the contact moderators button. So, I thought it would be interesting to ponder what makes for a good / appropriate abstract. And apologies if this is too mundane / easily understood for many but there may be a few here who haven't . . uh, given it any thought lately soooo . . . I found a few links that I'll post below. Along with a corollary question (inspired by learning here about how bad research can be) Are abstracts fit for purpose? I suppose one might break that down between actual science abstracts and the ones that cover the fantasy genre of psych papers (ok I am aware that's a low blow -- my good sense only kicks in after I've finished my one coffee of the day). I think it would be too long to quote from these so you'll have to view the links: The basics: https://msutexas.edu/eureca/_assets/files/writing-abstracts.pdf From two PhD's from Heidelberg: https://tressacademic.com/write-paper-abstract/ This one has a discussion of types of abstracts (critical / descriptive etc): https://edusson.com/blog/abstract-research-paper This one discusses abstract based on subject group: https://writing.wisc.edu/handbook/assignments/writing-an-abstract-for-your-research-paper/
