There’s a common adage, don’t judge a book by its cover. But this rule doesn’t apply to academic writing as the first impression of the readers will determine whether they consider your paper worth reading or not. Now in order to make an excellent first impression, you need to prepare a brilliant abstract. But if you think abstract is all about summing up your entire paper into a concise summary, then you’re mistaken. Your abstract should never be treated like a simple summary, as it holds much more significance. Let’s ponder over some of the steps to write the abstract…