According to the guidelines of ANSI/NISO Z39.14, the recommended length of the abstract is _______ words.

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  1. 150
  2. 200
  3. 250
  4. 300

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Option 3 : 250
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  • Abstract: A brief and objective representation of a document or an oral presentation.
  • According to the guidelines of ANSI/NISO Z39.14, the recommended length of the abstract is 250 words.
  • ANSI/NISO Z39.14-1997 (R2015):
    • This standard is the second revision of the American National Standard for Writing Abstracts, ANSI Z39.14-1971, which was prepared by Subcommittee 6 of the then American National Standards Committee on Standardization in the Field of Library Work, Documentation, and Related Publishing Practices, Z39 (now NISO).
    • The first revision of ANSI Z39.14-1971 was issued as ANSI Z39.14-1979.
  • The International Standard was developed between 1971 and 1975 by an ad hoc Working Group of ISO/TC 46, headed by the chairman of Z39/Subcommittee 6.
  • This standard underwent periodic reviews and was reaffirmed in 1987, 2002, 2010, and most recently in 2015.

Additional Information

  •  Types of Abstracts:
    • Informative Abstracts.
    • Indicative Abstracts.
  • The length of an abstract differs according to the type of document being abstracted and the ways the abstract is to be used. If length is not specified the following lengths are usually adequate:
Document  Maximum Length of Abstract
papers, articles, portions of monographs 250
notes, short communications 100
editorials, letters to the editor 30
long documents such as monographs and theses single page, 300 words
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