Abstracts and Keywords

Abstract

The abstract (c. 150 words) should briefly describe the work to be discussed in your paper and also give a concise summary of the findings.

Your abstract should include the following information (this is just a guide to the information to include, please do not supply a structured abstract):

Purpose of the Paper – What are the reasons for writing the paper or the aims of the research

Design/Methodology/Approach – How are the objectives achieved? What are the main methods used for the research. What is the approach to the topic and what is the theoretical or subject scope of the paper

Findings – What was found in the course of the work? Refer to analysis, discussion, results

What is Original/Value of Paper – What is new in the paper? State the value of the paper and to whom

If applicable include:

Research/Limitations/Implications – If research is reported on in the paper, include suggestions for future research and identified limitations in the research process

Practical Limitations – What outcomes and implications for practice, applications and consequences are identified? What changes to practice should be made as a result of this research/paper?

Keywords

Careful selection of keywords will mean that researchers are more likely to retrieve, read and cite your article. By optimising your article for search engines, you will increase the chance of someone finding it. Think about the words/phrases that will lead people to your article.

Please supply five to six keywords. One of these should indicate the topic area and one should indicate the metholodogy of the paper.

The remaining keywords should reflect the specificity of the paper

Use the most common term for a concept/theory and do not make up new terms for an old concept

If the research takes place in a particular country or is concerned with a particular area of industry then think about supplying the country’s name or the industry as a keyword