Zobel's five points
* Abstract
* An abstract is typically a single paragraph of about 50–200 words. The function of an abstract is
* to allow readers to judge whether or not the paper is of relevance to them. It should therefore be
* a concise summary of the paper’s aims, scope, and conclusions. There is no space for
* unnecessary text; an abstract should be kept to as few words as possible while remaining clear
* and informative. Irrelevancies, such as minor details or a description of the structure of the
* paper, are usually inappropriate, as are acronyms, mathematics, abbreviations, or citations. Only
* in rare circumstances should an abstract cite another paper (for example, when one paper
* consists entirely of analysis of results in another), in which case the reference should be given in
* full, not as a citation to the bibliography. Sentences such as “We review relevant literature” should
* be omitted.
* Many abstracts follow a five-element organization:
* 1.
* A general statement introducing the broad research area of the particular topic being
* investigated.
* 2.
* An explanation of the specific problem (difficulty, obstacle, challenge) to be solved.
* 3.
* A review of existing or standard solutions to this problem and their limitations.
* 4.
* An outline of the proposed new solution.
* 5.
* A summary of how the solution was evaluated and what the outcomes of the evaluation were.
* Thus a draft of an abstract can consist of five sentences, one for each of the points above.
* Introductions should be structured in much the same way, but with a paragraph or two, not a
* sentence, for each component. A valuable exercise is to read other papers, analyze their
* abstracts and introductions to see if they have this form, and then decide whether they are
* effective.
* [ 6:18 PM] The more specific an abstract is, the more interesting it is likely to be. Instead of writing “space
* requirements can be significantly reduced”, for example, write “space requirements can be
* reduced by 60 %”. Instead of writing “we have a new inversion algorithm”, write “we have a new
* inversion algorithm, based on move-to-front lists”.
* Many scientists browse research papers outside their area of expertise. You should notassume that all likely readers will be specialists in the topic of the paper—abstracts should be
* self-contained and written for as broad a readership as possible.
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A bug happened! testing 1,2
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