Research Guides: Exercise & Nutrition Sciences: Home

Good Places to Start

Where to Begin Your Research:

A good place to start your research is to search a research citation database to view the scope of literature available on your topic.

Google Scholar
Scopus
Interdisciplinary citation and abstract database covering more than 16,000 peer-reviewed journals, tracking cited and citing literature.
Web of Science

Read the latest Exercise and Nutrition Sciences Faculty Publications from the Health Sciences Research Commons.

The following databases focus on exercise and nutrition sciences topics.

CINAHL Complete
Authoritative coverage of nursing and allied health literature. Coverage: 1981 - Present. Produced by Ebsco Publishing.
PubMED
Produced by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. Coverage 1950- present on health sciences, clinical, basic science and public health articles.
REHABDATA
Disability and rehabilitation database covers physical, mental, and psychiatric disabilities, vocational rehabilitation, special education, assistive technology, and other issues as they relate to people with disabilities.
SPORTDiscus
Sport database covering recreation, exercise physiology, sports medicine, coaching, physical fitness, the psychology, history and sociology of sport, training, and conditioning. Includes journal articles and books. Produced by the Sport Information Resource Centre

Depending on your topic, the following databases might help you to locate research on a specific topic area or to help refine your search.

ClinicalKey
Clinical information tool searches extensive full-text holdings for clinical answers in journal articles, books, and videos. Searchable by keyword as well as disease, finding, procedure or drug.
ERIC
Factiva
Business information resource that also offers full-text news sources.
Global Health
ClinicalKey
Clinical information tool searches extensive full-text holdings for clinical answers in journal articles, books, and videos. Searchable by keyword as well as disease, condition, theory, procedure or drug.
JSTOR
Back issues of core scholarly journals in subjects including African-American studies, anthropology, Asian studies, classics, ecology, economics, education, finance, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, political science, population studies, sociology, and statistics. Includes free Early-Journal Content, journals published before 1923 in the U.S. and before 1870 outside of the U.S.
REHABDATA
SPORTDiscus