Research Guides: Exercise Science: Articles / Databases

Finding Articles through the Library

You can search for articles, or other information, from the following sources:

See our list of Exercise Science databases, or the recommended databases below on this page, for a list of recommended databases to search for articles on this topic.
This page also lists recommended databases and websites for finding statistical information
The exercise science journals box at the bottom of this page lists recommended exercise science journals you can read or search for articles.

The research and search help page of this guide has information on using Google Scholar or EBSCO databases for your article search, as well as how to use the library's journal search tool to look for an article by citation or see if the library provides access to a specific journal.

Recommended Exercise Science Databases at the Library

Use these databases to search for articles related to exercise science:

APA PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
Abstracts and citations to the scholarly literature in the psychological, social, behavioral, and health sciences.
CINAHL Plus with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts, and full text of the literature of nursing and allied health.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts, and full text focusing on many medical disciplines.
MEDLINE with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Comprehensive index for medical journals, providing full text for more than 1,370 journals.
Nursing & Allied Health This link opens in a new window
Mix of scholarly literature, clinical training videos, reference materials, and evidence-based resources, including dissertations and systematic reviews which takes a holistic and interdisciplinary approach.
PubMed This link opens in a new window
Comprises more than 25 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
R2 Digital Library This link opens in a new window
Electronic books in health care and nursing fields.
SPORTDiscus This link opens in a new window
Index, abstracts and full text of articles and other publications on sport, fitness and related disciplines.

Exercise Science Journals

Here are some specific journals related to exercise science you may find helpful:

Advances in Exercise & Sports Physiology
Physiologic investigations of the fitness for promotion of the healthy, fitness for daily living, fitness for athletic competition, nutrition exercise prescriptions, exercise therapies, & exercise guidance are all major research subjects.
Archives of Exercise in Health & Disease
Online journal publishing original research articles, reviews and letters to the editor analyzing the advantages/disadvantages of acute or chronic physical exercise repercussions in health and disease of humans or laboratory animals.
Biology of Exercise
Publishes articles in all branches of sport sciences from authors throughout the world.
International Journal of Exercise Science
Aims to engage undergraduate and graduate students in scholarly activity as authors and reviewers as they develop into professionals.
International Journal of Sport Nutrition & Exercise Metabolism
Covers nutritional aspects of human physical & athletic performance.
Journal of Human Sport and Exercise
Aims to provide up-to-date information with a significant impact on sport and exercise.
Journal of Professional Exercise Physiology
Covers topics in health, cardiology, athletic medicine and kinesiology.
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
Research articles in the art and science of human movement; contributing to knowledge and development of theory either as new information, reviews, substantiation or contradiction of previous findings or as application of new or improved techniques.

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Finding Articles through the Library

Recommended Exercise Science Databases at the Library

Exercise Science Journals