Abstract
A properly prepared abstract:
- should no exceed a maximum of 700 characters,
- it must contain information about the research problem and aims as well as methods used and partial conclusions,
- should contain an abridged description of a research structure,
- should indicate the usefulness of research conducted: why are these findings useful and important?
Readers' decision to read an article is often based on the quality of the abstract.
Many readers will only read the Abstract of your manuscript!
In most cases, the abstract is the part of your article that appears in indexing databases such as Web of Science or Scopus, so it will be the most visible part of your article.
It will be most frequently accessed and read part of your article. Compelling abstract will encourage other researchers to read your full paper!
A well-written abstract might also speed up the peer-review process. It helps the referees to decide whether their level of expertise is suitable to review the manuscript in that particular research area.