Describe what you, or someone else, could do to find out more about this particular problem. A well prepared abstract enables readers to identify the basic content of a document quickly and accurately, to determine its relevance to their interests, and thus to decide whether they need to read the document in its entirety. The abstract should not exceed 250 words and should be designed to define clearly what is dealt with in the paper. The abstract should be typed as a single paragraph. For more information see the separate handout on Abstracts .
Many organizations require a specific form to be used when writing an abstract.