This document provides guidance on writing effective scientific abstracts. It explains that abstracts introduce journal articles and conference programs to help readers decide whether to read the full text. Effective abstracts are concise yet stand-alone, using an introduction-body-conclusion structure to summarize the purpose, methods, findings, and conclusions of a report in 200-300 words. The document offers a step-by-step process for writing an abstract, including underlining key points from the paper and writing sections on the topic, methods, results, and conclusion. It provides an example abstract and information on finding additional writing resources.