Scholarly or academic articles contain original research on a narrow topic. They are usually peer-reviewed and are published in scholarly journals. To find articles on your topic, use keywords to search in one of the databases listed below.
If the article you want isn't available in full text you can request it for free through Interlibrary Loan.
Databases Specific to Kinesiology:
General, Multi-Subject Databases:
Scanning and skimming are essential when reading scholarly articles, especially at the beginning stages of your research or when you have a lot of material in front of you.
Many scholarly articles are organized to help you scan and skim efficiently. The next time you need to read a scholarly article, use the following chart as a guide:
| Read / skim in this order: | While asking yourself: |
|---|---|
| 1. Abstract | What is the article about? Is it relevant to your research? |
| 2. Introduction | What is the main research question? |
| 3. Discussion / Results | What are the key findings or answers to the research question? |
| 4. Methods | How was research or analysis conducted? |
| 5. Conclusion | What are the key conclusions? What might be some implications for future research? |
To learn more about the different sections of an article, view this interactive graphic.
Scholarly books are much longer than articles and they provide more depth and context. You can find physical books or e-books in our catalog below. Try searching by subject, keyword, author, or title. After you search select "Books" on the left side of the page to limit your results to only books.
Any time you use another's work in your research, you need to cite the source with both in-text and reference list citations. American Psychological Association (APA) style, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (JSCR) style, and American Medical Association (AMA) style are the citation styles most commonly used for kinesiology research at N.C. A&T.
Reference managers help you organize and keep track of your sources, as well as automatically create citations in your papers. To learn how to cite in each style and use common reference managers, see the tabs at the top of this box.
For help creating citations and using reference managers, reach out to your librarian, shown on the left side of this page.
Visit the Purdue OWL site for a detailed guide on APA style.
All references must be alphabetized by the last name of first author and numbered. References are cited in the text by numbers in parentheses, for example, (2).
Cite a journal article:
Reference number. Last Name, First and Middle Initials. Name of article. Journal Title Volume number: Page range, Year.
Examples:
1. Hartung, GH, Blancq, RJ, Lally, DA, Krock, LP. Estimation of aerobic capacity from submaximal cycle ergometry in women. Med Sci Sports Exerc 27: 452–457, 1995.
2. Kraemer, WJ, Hatfield, DL, Comstock, BA, et al. Influence of HMB supplementation and resistance training on cytokines responses to resistance exercise. J Am Coll Nutr 33: 247-255, 2014.
Cite a book:
Reference number. Last Name, First and Middle Initials. Title of Book. City, State of Publisher: Publisher Name, Year.
Example:
1. Lohman, TG. Advances in Body Composition Assessment. Champaign, IL: Human Kinetics, 1992.
Visit the Purdue OWL site for a detailed guide on AMA style.
Refworks is an easy to use cloud-based citation management tool, available via NC A&T, that allows you to directly import articles and other sources, annotate them, and create reference lists. It will help you gather citations from databases (such as Google Scholar, PubMed and beyond), organize your citations and PDFs, collaborate with others, and enable you to cite your sources within your papers quickly and easily, using Google Docs and Microsoft Word.
To access Refworks, please follow the following steps:
In-depth training is available: watch this NC A&T workshop on YouTube.
Another tool is Zotero, which is free to use.
To get started with Zotero, follow these steps:
