Discussion Rebuttal 2

Discussion Rebuttal 2

 The author offers a satisfactory and compelling argument on the importance of an abstract in research work publishing. The primary role of an abstract is to summarize, describe, sort, and index a scientific paper or research work. It highlights the key sections or points from the major sections of the paper and explains what the paper includes with sufficient detail to expedite categorizing the paper as relevant to readers’ interest and clinical work. Abstracts are vital because they help index articles in online biomedical and clinical databases and also facilitate retrieval and review of research papers.¹ Effective abstraction is challenging because it must be sufficient and compelling enough to attract journal editors who screen hundreds to thousands of abstracts yearly to screen research work and clinical papers for preliminary consideration.¹

Editors reviewing the manuscript focus on the abstract, and poor-quality abstract can dissuade the best experts from taking their time and effort to review and improve a paper because it would take more time to complete the peer review.¹ The abstract gives the initial impression about the paper, although other parts of the paper are equally important, and a poor abstract can relegate the research work to literature search obscurity or discourage readers from putting the paper on their reading list.¹ Also, potential referees concentrate on the abstract when invited by editors to review a paper. I would also stress the need to develop attractive and compelling titles because readers begin with the title before moving to the abstract.

References

1. JoAnn G A. Writing for Publication 101: Why the Abstract Is So Important. Crit Care Nurse1 August 2017; 37 (4): 12–15. doi:https://doi.org/10.4037/ccn2017466

 

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