Add white page after table of contents before abstract

Question

How can I add a white pages after the table of contents in order to have the abstract on a right page?

If I add

\clearpage
\newpage

I cannot get the white page added.

Ideas?

Answer 1

In general you need place something on the page, like \hbox{} (aka \null), otherwise two page breaks in a row are ignored:

\clearpage\null\newpage

But actually you should use \cleardoublepage instead! It ensures that the next page is on a right page.

Answer 2

If you equate a "right" page with an odd-numbered page, you have to issue \cleardoublepage after the table of contents and to make sure that your document is in twoside mode. (In oneside mode, LaTeX regards every page as "right" page, and the standard classes article and report that feature an abstract environment are oneside by default.)

\documentclass[twoside]{report}

\begin{document}

(The Toc)

\cleardoublepage

(The abstract)

\end{document}