The goal of scientific writing is to disseminate scientific research findings to others. To transfer information, scientific writing should be clear, concise, and well-organized. Scientific writing must employ good language and grammar to convey meaning in the fewest amount of words possible. It also needs to be accurate and free of errors, including plagiarism. Types and key elements are two terms used by science writers to describe the parts of a paper. They are important tools for making the paper more accessible to a wider audience. Types include abstracts, introductions, conclusions, bibliographies, and so on. Key elements include figures, tables, names, and references. Good scientists should not worry about whether their papers are "typesafe" or not because they will have a collaborator who can write these sections for them. However, it is helpful if you know what types of papers would be most useful for your own work or that of someone you collaborate with. For example, an abstract is a short summary of the topic being discussed in the paper. It can be written at the beginning of the manuscript or included in the introduction. An abstract is useful when you want to get people interested in the paper's content before they read the full article. Sometimes researchers include their abstracts in conference presentations to make those talks available online sooner. Conclusions are ways of summarizing the main ideas in the paper.