Abstract vs Extended Abstract

  1. An abstract generally is few hundred words long while extended abstract normally is 1 to 4 pages with 1 or 2 pages explaining data collected in figures or/and tables.
  2. An abstract is a preliminary submission that summarizes the contribution of a paper. The length of an abstract is strictly limits within few hundreds of words and rarely exceeds 1000 words. While for extended abstract, it is longer than an abstract but shorter than a full paper, normally around 2 to 6 pages.
  3. An extended abstract usually contains references, comparisons to related works and other detailed expected results. It is wrote to be understood within 1 hour of reading. Compared with a full paper, an extended abstract can omits some contents such as future work, very specific details of tests that not relevant to the key ideas of the abstract.

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