The Existing Problems in Abstract Writing of Social Science Articles and the Standardization Requirements
Huang Yang · 2003
s of the articles of scial sciences. They are mainly as follows: repeating the paper's title, taking the preface or foreword as the abstract, listing the subtitles of the article, making the abstract too simple, the improper use of the appellation, having writing purpose without conclusion, giving random comment and explanation, long winded sentences, etc. All these make the paper less readable, less attractive and reduce the possibility of being reprinted. The author should accurately and briefly and in a standard way state the main ideas, the argument basis and the conclusion, and provide the maximum valuable information in the limited space. The abstract should generally contain 200 to 400 words. It should attract the experts and scholars to read and get the recognition of the society.