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The abstract for a scientific conference is probably the most important element you will prepare, alongside your presentation itself. As a key component of your presentation, it deserves careful attention. Writing it can be both challenging and rewarding. Here, we provide brief guidelines to help you prepare your first scientific conference abstract.
What is the BIG SCIENCE QUESTION you seek to answer?
Provide the context motivating your work. It helps readers place your results into a larger scientific picture.
Why is your research IMPORTANT?
Explain what specific question your work answers and why that answer matters.
What makes a great abstract?
A clear abstract provides a concise summary of your work, preparing readers for the content of your talk and making scientific communication more effective. It is a stand-alone text that helps the reader determine whether the research paper, poster, or presentation is of interest to them.
Here are the basic components of an abstract:
Length: typically 150 to 350 words.
TITLE: Concise, engaging, and descriptive.
Introduction: One or two sentences explaining why your research is important or interesting.
Methods: Describe briefly your methods, including the design and data collection (1-3 sentences).
Results: What are the major findings of your research? (1-3 sentences).
Explain key implications.
Conclusions and future research (1 sentence).
Make sure that your abstract is reviewed and approved by all co-authors (advisor(s) and collaborator(s)).
Finally, we provide a couple of resources on abstract writing. The first is a YouTube guide from the UIC Honors College on how to write abstracts for presentations. The second is a blog post by Dr. Matthieu Chartier that offers tips and suggestions for writing abstracts.
Finally, we provide a couple of resources on abstract writing. The first is a YouTube guide from the UIC Honors College on how to write abstracts for presentations. The second is a blog post by Dr. Matthieu Chartier that offers tips and suggestions for writing abstracts.
UIC Honors college video:
Dr. Matthieu Chartier
https://fourwaves.com/blog/how-to-write-an-abstract-for-a-conference/
Writing Effective Scientific Abstracts, by Anna Rosen
https://drive.google.com/file/d/14KsQMN77EoRMbTQ8-JT9Q7DXoilhGeIc/view?usp=drive_link
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