SME 1318 Research Methods in Sports Medicine (Finn) Spr. 2010 

Examples of Scholarly journals

Journal of Athletic Training
published by National Athletic Training Association (NATA)

The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research
published by The National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)

British Journal of Sport Medicine
published by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine (BASEM)

Examples of Popular publications

ESPN the Magazine

Runner's World

Sports Illustrated

Examples of Trade publications

Baseball Digest

NATA News

Street and Smith's Sport Business Journal

You will need to evaluate each article you find to determine if it is appropriate for you to use in your work.  Use the following criteria to evaluate your articles:

• Relevance
• Timeliness
• References/Bibliography
• Reliability
• Validity
• Credibility
• Perspective
• Purpose
• Commercialism
• Intended Audience
• Sophistication