Finding peer-reviewed Finding peer-reviewed scientific articlesscientific articles

NUTR/PE 446NUTR/PE 446

Sports Nutrition & Weight ControlSports Nutrition & Weight Control

What are Peer-Reviewed Scientific What are Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journals?Journals?

Scientific JournalsScientific Journals Periodicals Periodicals Non-profit organizationsNon-profit organizations Publishes Publishes originaloriginal research articles research articles

• May also publish reviews, commentaries, lettersMay also publish reviews, commentaries, letters• Different than Professional JournalsDifferent than Professional Journals

Submitted articles undergo Peer-Review Submitted articles undergo Peer-Review before being accepted for publicationbefore being accepted for publication

What is the Peer-Review process?What is the Peer-Review process?

Purpose: Purpose: unbiased evaluation of the unbiased evaluation of the quality of research and paperquality of research and paper

Author submits manuscript to journal Author submits manuscript to journal editoreditor

Editor sends ‘blind copy’ to three expert Editor sends ‘blind copy’ to three expert reviewers (peer-reviewers)reviewers (peer-reviewers)

Reviewers comment on and evaluate Reviewers comment on and evaluate manuscript manuscript accept, accept with revisions, rejectaccept, accept with revisions, reject

Editor returns manuscript with Editor returns manuscript with comments and evaluation (without comments and evaluation (without reviewer’s names) to author.reviewer’s names) to author.

Finding original peer-reviewed articles:Finding original peer-reviewed articles:Where do you start?Where do you start?

Your textbookYour textbook End of most chapters – sections on End of most chapters – sections on

ergogenic aidsergogenic aids Reference list at end of chaptersReference list at end of chapters

Other references books in sports Other references books in sports nutrition available at CWU librarynutrition available at CWU library CattraxCattrax

• 39 books for “Sports Nutrition”39 books for “Sports Nutrition”

Useful Databases at CWUUseful Databases at CWU

Medline – First SearchMedline – First Search Most complete database of medical-related journalsMost complete database of medical-related journals Abstracts onlyAbstracts only

Medical Library – ProQuestMedical Library – ProQuest Full articles Full articles Limited searchLimited search

Web of Science – Science Citation IndexWeb of Science – Science Citation Index Allows for search based on citationsAllows for search based on citations

• Important articlesImportant articles• More recent articlesMore recent articles

Example: MedLine FirstSeachExample: MedLine FirstSeachCreatine and Jumping PerformanceCreatine and Jumping Performance

Search term: CreatineSearch term: Creatine 34,630 articles (4/2/2007)34,630 articles (4/2/2007)

• 1,464 full text and scholarly articles in ProQuest1,464 full text and scholarly articles in ProQuest

Search terms: Search terms: Creatine and supplementationCreatine and supplementation 786 articles786 articles

• 116 articles in ProQuest116 articles in ProQuest

Search terms: Search terms: Creatine and supplementation and JumpCreatine and supplementation and Jump 8 articles8 articles

• 1 article in ProQuest1 article in ProQuest

Example of a citation search using Example of a citation search using Web of Science:Web of Science:

Branched-Chain Amino AcidsBranched-Chain Amino Acids

Williams’ text:Williams’ text: P 212-215 P 212-215

(BCAA) (BCAA)

Reference to the Reference to the article at the end of article at the end of the chapter.the chapter.

Using Web of ScienceUsing Web of Science

Look for more recent articlesLook for more recent articles Cited reference searchCited reference search

Look for ‘important articles’Look for ‘important articles’ General searchGeneral search

• Sorted by times citedSorted by times cited

Other Resources Other Resources

Interlibrary Loan @ CWUInterlibrary Loan @ CWU Fast (generally less than one week)Fast (generally less than one week) Free (usually)Free (usually)

Reference Desk @ CWUReference Desk @ CWU Gerard HoganGerard Hogan

Kittitas Valley Community HospitalKittitas Valley Community Hospital Access to full text articles not available at CWUAccess to full text articles not available at CWU Melanie Jones – very helpfulMelanie Jones – very helpful Link on course web pageLink on course web page