Research Guides: Exercise Science: Article Databases

Start with these Databases

The following databases are good starting points for beginning research related to the topic of exercise science:

CINAHL Ultimate This link opens in a new window CINAHL Ultimate is a key resource for nursing and allied health research, providing full text articles from over 1,600 journals. It covers more than 50 nursing specialties and includes quick lessons, evidence-based care sheets, CEU modules and research instruments.
Psychology Database This link opens in a new window Full-text coverage from top psychology and related publications.
SPORTDiscus with Full Text This link opens in a new window Full text for sports & sports medicine journals, providing full text from more than 415 journals.

Advanced Databases

These three databases are more advanced, but include a wealth of information related to exercise science:

MEDLINE This link opens in a new window Citations (note: NOT full text) to the journal literature in all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing. Articles can be Interlibrary LoanedNote: Use the free PubMed web version of this resource to search for linked full text.
PubMed This link opens in a new window Citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. Note: articles can be interlibrary loaned by clicking on the Search for Full Text button in PubMed citations.
ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window Covers authoritative titles from the core scientific literature.

Need More Options?

If you didn't find everything you were looking for in the recommended databases, do some searching in these additional databases or peruse the A-Z List:

Academic Search Premier This link opens in a new window Full-text articles from over 4,600 publications, covering almost every academic subject.
Alt HealthWatch This link opens in a new window Database of full-text articles and reports in the complementary, holistic, and integrated health fields, including mental health.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Edition This link opens in a new window Provides nearly 550 scholarly, full-text journals in many medical disciplines. It also features the Lexi-PAL Drug Guide, which covers 1,300 generic drug patient education sheets with more than 4,700 brand names.