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Sport: Journals and Articles

Subject Guiide for Sport.

What is a Journal?

 

Journals (also known as magazines, serials or periodicals) are published regularly (weekly, monthly, quarterly or annually) and contain the most recent information on a subject.
The Library subscribes to a wide range of journals in both print and electronic formats.

Library shelves and trolleys with books. 

What is a journal reference ?

A journal reference gives all the information needed to be able to locate a specific article. This is a typical journal reference in the Life and Health Sciences Faculty Harvard style of referencing:

Wagner, D.R. and Clark, N.W. (2018) Effects of ambient particulate matter on aerobic exercise performance. Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness, 16(1), 12-15.

The surnames of the authors of this article are Wagner and Clark. The  year of publication is 2018. The title of the article is "Effects of ambient particulate matter on aerobic exercise performance."  The article is in the journal title: Journal of Exercise Science and Fitness. The article can be found in volume 16, issue 1 of the journal and runs from page 12 to 15.

Cite in your written text as:

EITHER:  Research by Wagner and Clark (2018) found no significant  effect of  .....

OR:  A high level of particulate matter in the air did not reduce the exercise performance of healthy adults (Wagner and Clark 2018). 

Electronic Journals A-Z list

Search our Electronic Journals A-Z List  for the title of the journal you need.

If it's not available online, it may be available in hard-copy on the Journals shelves - search the Library Catalogue by journal title.

Otherwise, use the Document Delivery service to request a copy of the article.

How do I find journal articles?

British Journal of Sports Medicine

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USearch

Link to USearch Looking for a few journal articles to get your research started?  USearch is a great place to start.

How do I search for journal articles on a topic?

If you need to find journal articles for your essay or other piece of work the best place to start is our Library databases.  You can find out all about our databases in the Databases section of this guide.

To get you started some useful databases include:

Sport in Society

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Distinguishing between scholarly research articles and professional articles

Sadler, C. (2016) Inside the fragile world of eating disorders. Nursing Standard, 30(49), 20-22.

Simic, M., Stewart, C. S., Konstantellou, A., Hodstall, J., Eisler, I. and Baudinet, J. (2022) From efficacy to effectiveness: child and adolescent eating disorder treatments in the real world (part 1)—treatment course and outcomes. Journal of Eating Disorders,10(27). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-022-00553-6 [Accessed 5 May 2022].