The Dissertation Abstract
The abstract is your dissertation's calling card to the world. The abstract is usually your first connection with every potential reader. It also is a key feature in discovery of your dissertation through search engines.
Abstract Requirements and Checklist :
- Number of paragraphs : Abstract should be ONE PARAGRAPH [no returns]
- CC License Option: If you have chosen a Creative Commons License, this must specified in the abstract mentioning the type of license and linking back the the CC License page.
- Supplemental Files: If you have included any kind of supplemental files [e.g. datasets, video, audio, pdf] a sentence near the end of the abstract should specify:
- how many supplemental files
- type of file
- whether or not they are also accessible within the PDF.
- This includes the author video abstract
- Length: Abstracts no longer have length requirements in UMI/Proquest, but the print version of the database will cut off at 350 words MAXIMUM. APA Style calls for 150-250 words, which is most reasonable. The shorter, the better.
- Final Sentence: To enhance discovery every abstract must carry this sentence at the end
This dissertation is available in open access at AURA: Antioch University Repository and Archive, https://aura.antioch.edu/ and OhioLINK ETD Center, https://etd.ohiolink.edu/
