Listed below are titles of some of the best journals in Sport & Exercise Science. The ones available in full text are marked with two stars and the name of the database where each can be searched is listed after the title. Articles found in most of the remaining journals will need to be obtained through ILL. Most, if not all, can be searched in PubMed.
* American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
** American Journal of Sports Medicine - can be searched in the SAGE database
* Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
* British Journal of Sports Medicine
* Clinical Biomechanics
* Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine
* Exercise and Sport Sciences Review
* International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism
* International Journal of Sports Medicine
* Journal of Applied Physiology
** Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport - can be searched in Science Direct
* Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology
** Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research - available in paper copy in the library
* Medicine and Science in Sport and Exercise
** Open Access Journal of Sports Medicine - this one is freely available on the web
Best journals are identified by their impact factor, among other things. There are many sources of information on the web on the topic. This help guide at MD Anderson will define the concept and maybe rouse your desire to learn more: Search " physical education and sports medicine google scholar metrics" on Google for a sample list. Click on any title to learn the impact factor. Here is a sample of one list of sport and exercise journal rankings.
...we can get it for you, but first:
Search the library Journal Title Search to check if the title is available in another database. Be sure to enter the JOURNAL TITLE and NOT the article here.
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Search the article title on Google and/or Google Scholar to check if the article is available in full text there.
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If unable to obtain the full-text using either of the methods above, please request your book or article through interlibrary.
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