Title and abstract
Your article will need an effective title and abstract to be retrieved easily through search programs and to appeal to your readers. These are usually the most read parts of your paper.
Watch the following video for practical tips and examples to help you write your title and abstract.
Activity
The following sample abstracts illustrate how different types of academic paper could be structured. Complete this activity to discover a structure you can use in your own work. Choose the paper type you're interested in from the accordions below then follow the instructions to complete the activity.
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Drag and drop the key elements of this empirical paper abstract into the right place.
(adapted from Richardson et al., 2016)
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Drag and drop the key elements of this review paper abstract into the right place.
(adapted from Shadiev & Sintawati, 2020)
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Drag and drop the key elements of this modelling paper abstract into the right place.
(adapted from Raamsdonk, 2018)
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Drag and drop the key elements of this 'think piece' (theoretical) paper abstract into the right place.
(adapted from Osberg & Biesta, 2010)
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