Guides: Kinesiology: Databases & Journals

Searching PubMED

Learn about the PubMed database and how to use the query box and apply filters to search results to find relevant information on your topic.

Library Databases

START WITH THESE

Academic Search Ultimate
Academic Search Ultimate offers access to resources cited in key subject indexes. The combination of academic journals, magazines, periodicals, reports, books and videos meets the needs of scholars in virtually every discipline ranging from astronomy, anthropology, biomedicine, engineering, health, law and literacy to mathematics, pharmacology, women’s studies, zoology and more.
Health Source - Nursing/Academic
Scholarly journals covering nursing and allied health topics including pediatric nursing, critical care, mental health, nursing management, medical law and more. Includes more than 320 full-text journals and a comprehensive medical dictionary.
Medline
Created by the United States National Library of Medicine, MEDLINE is an authoritative bibliographic database containing citations and abstracts for biomedical and health journals used by health care professionals, nurses, clinicians and researchers.
OneFile: Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine
Search a subset of Gale Academic OneFile journals covering the fields of physical therapy, physical fitness, and sports medicine. The database offers a wide spectrum of information, including proven treatment techniques, experimental research reports, and more.

Formerly called Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Collection
PsycINFO
World's largest resource devoted to peer-reviewed literature in behavioral science and mental health. Produced by the American Psychological Association, it includes more than 4 million bibliographic records and indexing of more than 2,500 journals.
PubMed Central
A free full-text archive of biomedical and life sciences journal literature at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's National Library of Medicine.

PubMed
PubMed comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Citations may include links to full-text content from PubMed Central and publisher web sites.
For search by Publication Type, see PubMed's subject term guide: https://www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/pubtypes.html

OTHER DATABASES

Academic OneFile
Provides millions of articles from over 17,000 scholarly journals and other authoritative sources—including thousands of podcasts and transcripts from NPR and CNN as well as videos from BBC Worldwide Learning. Includes extensive coverage in key subject areas such as biology, chemistry, economics, environmental science, history, marketing, political science, and psychology.
OneFile: Health and Medicine
More than 2,500 full-text periodicals, reference books, pamphlets, and hundreds of videos demonstrating medical procedures and live surgeries. Includes nursing and allied health journals, as well as personal health information sources.

Formerly called Health Reference Center Academic
Health Source - Consumer Edition
Consumer health articles and information

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Boston Public Library Science Resources

Library Database A-Z List

Below are recommendations for best bet database to use for searching for peer-reviewed research in the field of Kinesiology. For more database suggestions, check out our Library Database A-Z list.

Tips for Searching in Library Databases

WHAT CAN I FIND IN A LIBRARY DATABASE?
Library databases are best used for searching for peer-reviewed journal articles. A great database to begin searching is Academic Search Ultimate.

ENTER KEYWORDS IN DATABASE SEARCH BOXES

Enter each keyword onto its own search line. If you have an OR string, include the entire string in one search box.

SEARCH LIMITERS
Below the search boxes are limiters that can be set to help filter and narrow your results. To search for scholarly articles, remember to check the scholarly (peer-reviewed) checkbox. Other useful limiter options are the date range. Since you are analyzing contemporary topics, you might consider limiting the date range boxes to the last 5 or 10 years.

USING SEARCH RESULTS

Sort your search results by Date Newest so the most current information on a subject is at the top of your results.
Use the "Cited by" or "Cited References" features contained in many library databases to view a list of resources that have cited the particular article currently being viewed in their own work or are contained within the Reference list of the current article being viewed.

Do not limit your search to just one database. Instead look at a variety of databases both subject specific and interdisciplinary to make sure you are viewing the full scope of literature published on your topic.

Peer-Reviewed Journals

American Journal of Sports Medicine	European Physical Education Review
Journal of Outdoor Recreation, Education, & Leadership	Journal of Sports & Social Issues
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise access provided through Get It Now	Sport Psychologist
Motor Control access provided through Get It Now	Human Movement

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Academic Journals

Journal Finder
Use the Journal Finder search interface to find academic journals available at Gordon both in print and online. Once you have found the journal you are looking for, open up the online version and use the search boxes at the top of the page to search within for quick access to articles.

Interlibrary Loan for Articles

Interlibrary Loan
Don't have full-text access to the article you're looking for? No problem - use our Interlibrary Loan article request form to get the articles you need! Articles will be emailed to you as a PDF when they arrive.