An abstract summarizes a research work concisely in a small space. To write an abstract in an abstracts journal, the format includes: the title in italics, volume number, issue number, year, item number, and page number. The document provides an example of a reference for an abstract written by Ananda Lal titled "Letter. Something old something new....” from Project Muse dated November 30, 2007, and notes that the work was guided by Dr. Barad.