The abstract is the most significant piece of information students will include in their presentation proposals. Your submission must be in its final form.

Abstract title: (30 words max). The title should indicate the nature of the research performed. Describe your research in succinct terms, reflecting the contents of your abstract.

Importance of the title

The title is the first part of the paper or abstract people read. It gives the first impression about your research, and you should make a good first impression. Titles are crucial in ‘selling’ your topic and attracting readers.

 A title should have enough details to arouse the reader’s curiosity so that they can read your work. If the title looks dull, routine, mysterious, or vague, there is a high probability that readers will not read your research. In contrast, if the title is exciting and relevant, there is a higher chance that readers will be interested in checking your research.

The title should grab the reader’s attention. When developing a title, students should ask what the paper is about and what makes it interesting. A good research title should be descriptive, insightful, and accurately highlight the core content of the article. Students should use essential keywords and state the main finding of their study. Students should use a verb in the active form.

How do you write an appropriate title?

1- Describe the paper in 3 or 4 sentences that contain important scientific keywords that describe the main contents and subject of the article or abstract.

2- Rewrite the 3 or 4 sentences from step 1 into a single sentence. You can shorten the length by removing redundant words or adjectives, or phrases.

3- Edit the title (thus drafted) to make it more accurate, concise (about 10–12 words), and precise.

Useful tips for drafting a good title

  • The title must be simple, accurate, interesting, and informative with essential scientific keywords.
  • A good title should be 10–12 words or less.
  • You can also put your title in the form of a question.
  • Drafting the title after finalizing the abstract or the article can be very helpful.
  • Adhere to the word count and other instructions specified by the target conference or journal.
  • The title should not be misleading, misrepresentative, too long, short, or cryptic.
  • The title should not have humorous words, acronyms, or technical jargon.

Abstract body: (300 words max).

NOTE: Abstracts exceeding the title/body length limit will be returned to submitters for correction and re-submission before the committee’s review. Word counts do not include spaces. 

The abstract should be a detailed summary of your research that states the problem, the methods used, and the significant results and conclusions. The abstract does not include scientific symbols, acronyms, bullets, or lists. It should be single-spaced in 10-point Times New Roman. The first part of your abstract should state the problem you set out to solve or the issue to explore and explain your rationale for pursuing the project. 

The problem or issue might be a research question, a gap in critical attention to a text, a societal concern, etc. Your study aims to solve this problem and/or add to your discipline’s understanding of the issue. This abstract section should explain how you solved the problem or explored the issue you identified. Your abstract should also describe the research methods; this section should concisely describe how you conducted your research.

Next, your abstract should list the results or outcomes of your work so far. If your project is incomplete, you may still include preliminary results or your hypotheses about what those results will be. Finally, your abstract should close with a statement of the project’s implications and contributions to its field.

 It should convince readers that the project is interesting, valuable, and worth investigating further. In particular, it should convince conference registrants to attend your presentation. The content of the abstract will be the basis for acceptance of the paper presented at the conference. The abstracts will be peer-reviewed, and authors will be informed about acceptance for presentation via email. Be sure to adhere to the word limit for the abstract (maximum of 300 words.)

An abstract should be accessible to people who are not experts in the field. That is, it should use accessible language and avoid jargon.