The brevity of an abstract belies its importance to a manuscript. It’s what catches a reader’s attention and helps them to decide whether a paper is relevant. Yet failing to reflect the content of the ...

Ah, spring--when it’s time to start securing next winter’s conference plans, usually by pulling together abstracts in response to various Calls for Papers. We’ve written a fair amount on conferences ...

What is a research or creative project abstract? An abstract is a compact, concise, and self-contained description of a project and its results or current status. An abstract communicates to the ...

Below is a video on best practices in writing a meeting abstract. Make sure you select 720p HD on the video (bottom right corner) for best resolution and so scientific illustrations and figures are ...

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