Guide for writing Abstracts
Chemistry Abstract Guidelines Typed and spaced at 1 and ? lines apart. Font: Times Roman- no larger than 12. The article must pertain to the field of science, health or technology. Avoid political or economic issues, such as health care reform. Also, no advertisements, such as ?Health Talk? etc? from the Fort Worth Star Telegram. One full page! An abstract is a summary of the article. It usually does not contain a lot of details. It should be in your own words. The article can be from a magazine, scientific journal, newspaper, or the internet. A copy of the original article or a printout of the internet article MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH THE ABSTRACT.