An article about conference abstract writing
With conference season, and Nursing Research Day, coming up soon, an interesting article has appeared in the current issue of Nurse Education in Practice:
Coad, J., & Devitt, P. (2006). Research dissemination: The art of writing an abstract for conferences. Nurse Education in Practice, 6(2), 112-116.
The abstract follows:
This article aims to assist readers with developing an abstract for a conference in order to have a paper accepted for presentation at a conference, whether it is in poster or an oral format. This is important as the authors argue that use of conferences as a method of disseminating research findings and good practice is expanding each year. Drawing on author experiences, both as members of scientific review panels and as submitters of abstracts, the article includes a practical review about the meaning of an abstract, how to get started and then breaks down in clear sections what reviewers look for in a good abstract. There are also some key points on the actual process of review, which are helpful in understanding of what happens to an abstract following submission.
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