Begin the abstract on page 2 of your completed paper. Begin with the word "Abstract" in initial caps on the first line of page 2. and centered on the page in standard typeface.
Write a 150- to 250-word summary about your paper on the line immediately following the "Abstract" title, double-spaced and with no indent. This will be the content of the abstract, which should include the topic, research, participants, methods, data analysis and conclusion.
Add keywords to help others find your paper in databases. Keywords are listed in another paragraph immediately following the abstract. Start with the word "Keywords" in italics with an initial cap. Use the tab bar once to indent from the left margin. Follow the word "Keywords" with a colon then three to five keywords. For the keywords themselves, use your standard font. Separate keywords by commas. You do not need a period at the end of the list of keywords.