Sport Sciences
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Publication procedures and the principles of data creation may vary according to the discipline. The main focus of sport sciences is on international research and international refereed journal publications are favored in publishing. Read more about the publication culture of different disciplines.
Develop your skills in searching and managing information:
Learning independently |
Open Science and researcher support in JYU |
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Enrol for library courses |
Open Science Curriculum (Library Courses) |
e.g. Zotero, Guides to methodology as research support etc. |
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Main resources:
Through the JYKDOK you will find printed and e-resources of the University Library. Basics of JYKDOK.
What are you searching for? |
Main databases |
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Journal articles | SportDiscus with Full Text (EBSCO), Spolit International e-materials search in JYKDOK |
See the table below to get more information!
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Eric (ProQuest), PsycINFO (Ovid), Medline (Ovid), Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest), Business Source Elite (EBSCO) etc.
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In addition to sport science databases use resources in neighbouring disciplines and multidisciplinary databases as well
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Books |
JYKDOK, Finna, Ebook Central, Dawsonera, EBSCO eBook Collection etc. Research methods: SAGE Research Methods Online (SRMO), SAGE Research Methods Cases etc.
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Dissertations and theses |
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Handbooks and dictionaries |
Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford Reference Online, International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences Redfox Dictionary, MOT Dictionary |
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Reference management |
Zotero |
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Citations and impact factors | Web of Science (WoS), Scopus, Journal Citation Reports (JCR), Publication Forum (JUFO) etc. |
International sport science databases:
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SportDiscus with Full Text (EBSCO) |
Spolit (Open Access) |
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Available in the University network | yes; remote access | freely available |
Main document types |
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Since | 1970- (books 1800-) | 1970- |
Geographical coveridge | international | German speaking countries; international |
Peer Reviewed |
yes; important to use! | no |
Thesaurus | Sport Thesaurus | German index |
Full texts |
of over 670 journals, |
links to open access publications |
Help | EBSCO help, EBSCO Tutorials | Searching Spolit, Hilfe zur Suche |
International cooperation
The Library of the Open Science Centre works in cooperation with Nordic libraries and international sport information centers:
- NORSIB (Nordisk samarbeidskomité for Idrettsbibliotek) is a Cooperative Body for Sport Information in the Nordic Countries.
The most important national cooperators in the field are:
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Sports Museum of Finland (Library and Archives)
- KIHU – Research Institute for Olympic Sports