Book Review: A Guide to Academic Writing and Research Reports by Senior Prof. Dr. Mangala Fonseka and Dr. Athula Manawaduge

Scholarly or academic writing is clear, concise, planned, coherent, and backedup by evidence. Its purpose is to aid the reader’s understanding. Hence, itconsists of a formal style and tone. Further, it does not require the use of longsentences and instead uses clear and concise language with simple vocabulary.Research report writing is an integral part of academic writing. Hence, bothacademic and research report writing play a vital role in developing a multitudeof researchers across the globe. The authors of the book entitled “A Guide toAcademic Writing and Research Reports” identified such a role to developprolific researchers amongst the student community both within and outside theuniversity in Sri Lanka.