Databases for Athletic Training
These databases are good places to find articles related to topics related to sports and exercise science. To see the full list of databases available see the DATABASES at the top of the page.
- APA PsycInfo®PsycINFO is an index of peer-reviewed literature in the behavioral sciences and mental health fields. Use this database to find articles on sport psychology.
- CINAHL CompleteCINAHL®Complete is the world’s most comprehensive source of full-text for nursing & allied health journals, providing full text for more than 1,300 journals indexed in CINAHL. This authoritative file contains full text for many of the most used journals in the CINAHL index, with no embargo. CINAHL®Complete is the definitive research tool for all areas of nursing & allied health literature.
- MEDLINE CompleteA database covering broad subjects within biomedicine and health including clinical care, public health and policy development. Coverage dates to 1949 with full text beginning in 1965.
- PEDro - Physiotherapy Evidence DatabasePEDro is a free database of over 38,000 randomized trials (including helpful, independent quality ratings), systematic reviews and clinical practice guidelines in physiotherapy.
- PubMedThe National Library of Medicine's database of 22 million citations in biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. With new weekly entries, PubMed is more current than MEDLINE and offers additional life science journals.
- SPORTDiscus with Full TextA sports studies database covering fitness, nutrition, recreation, physical education, sports medicine, kinesiology, coaching, training, officiating, doping, sport administration and law, facility management, health education, school sports, sport psychology, public health, rehabilitation, biomechanics, exercise physiology, occupational health, injury prevention, and more.
Core Journals for Athletic Training
International Journal of Athletic Therapy & Training 
Library has: In Print
Library has: Online via Human Kinetics Journals
American Journal of Sports Medicine
Library has: In Print
Library has: Online via Sage
Journal of Athletic Training
Library has: In Print
Library has: Online via Allen Press
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Library has: In Print
Library has: Online via Journals@OVID
Physical Therapy
Library has: Online via SPORTDiscus
Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
Library has: Online via SPORTDiscus
International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism
Library has: Online via SPORTDiscus
Advances in Exercise & Sports Physiology
Library has: Online via SPORTDiscus
Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
Library has: Online via SPORTDiscus
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
Library has: Online via Taylor & Francis
indicates that this is a peer reviewed journal
Tips for Evaluating Athletic Training Resources
- Is it Peer Reviewed?
Limit your search to Peer Reviewed articles --
Use Ulrichsweb™ Global Serials Directory to determine if the journal is peer reviewed. Need to verify that a journal is peer reviewed (refereed)? Search the
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- Who is the author? What do you know about the journal or publisher?
Peer reviewed articles are typically written by professors, researchers, or other scholars who specialize in the field and are often identified by the academic institution at which they work. They are published by professional associations, university publishers or other academic publishers to report research results or discuss ongoing research in detail.
- Who is the intended audience? Patients? Consumers? Healthcare professionals?
Peer reviewed articles are intended for professionals in the field of the subject.
- What is the purpose? Research Article? Report? Systematic Review?
Peer reviewed articles are highly specialized and may use technical language. They will cite their sources and include footnotes, endnotes, or parenthetical citations and/or a list of bibliographic references. They may include graphs and tables and they undergo a peer review process before publication.
