This volume represents a revision and expansion of the material on writing abstracts that appeared in English in Today's Research World. The Abstracts volume focuses on abstracts for research articles before addressing abstracts for short communications, conferences, and PhD dissertations. It also covers keywords, titles, and author names. Wherever appropriate within the text, Language Focus sections discuss options and provide tips for meeting specific linguistic challenges posed by the writing of different types of abstracts.

"Volume 1 of the revised and expanded edition of English in today's research world."

Machine generated contents note: Research Article (RA) Abstracts -- General Analysis of RA Abstracts -- Specific Analyses -- Getting Started (Moves 1 and 2) -- Language Focus: Links between S1 and S2 -- Compressing Methods Descriptions (Move 3) -- Moving On: Results (Move 4) -- Language Focus: Main Results and That Clauses in Traditional Abstracts -- Concluding a Traditional Abstract (Move 5) -- A Final Issue: A Need to Problematize in the Abstract? -- Structured Research Article Abstracts -- Statements of Objective -- Language Focus: Opening the Conclusion Section -- Abstracts for Short Communications -- Conference Abstracts -- A Closer Look at the Organization of Conference Abstracts -- The Rating of Conference Abstracts -- The Role of a Senior Author: An Example -- The Problem of Promissory Abstracts -- Conference Abstract Titles -- Structured Conference Abstracts -- Conference Program Abstracts or Summaries -- PhD Dissertation Abstracts -- Choosing Keywords -- Appendix: Notes on Cross-Linguistic Issues.