Towards an ideal abstract in academic writing: Some crucial components

Abstract

It is required for every research, journal paper, and academic thesis or dissertation to have a scientific summary of the whole work. This paper aims to present some components of writing an ideal abstract in academic writing. A systematic literature review and personal observation were done to achieve this aim. It was found that an ideal abstract should have a title, author’s name and other details, an introduction, the aim of the study, methodology, findings, conclusion, and some recommendations based on the study’s findings. It was also noted that around five keywords must be included at the end of the abstract. Conclusively, if the highlighted components are written methodically, they will collectively provide a clear and organized overview of the research thereby helping readers and assessors to easily grasp the purpose, methodology, findings, and implications of the study. It was also recommended that scholars should always meticulously write abstracts for their scholarly works to enable readers and assessors to quickly decide on the work.