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Kinesiology Research Guide

Topic Search within a Specific Journal

"Shows title typed into Find a Specific Journal Tool"

1. Locate the journal homepage using Find a Specific Journal Tool

Use the list of suggested journals or the Find a Specific Journal Tool on the Library's home page, to locate the journal home page from within the library databases.

"Shows what journal result page looks like in WorldCat for Journal of Sport Behavior"

2. Journal of Sport Behavior result page from WorldCat Library Catalog search

When the result page for the journal appears in WorldCat (the library catalog) it will show you which database(s) includes coverage of the journal. Click on the link for the journal title to open the record page for the journal within the database.

"Shows record page for Journal of Sport Behavior in the SPORTDiscus EBSCO database"

3. Record page for Journal of Sport Behavior as it appears in the SPORTDiscus (EBSCO) database

The journal record page offers important information about the journal, and in this case, offers links to all the issues of the journal, organized by year, in a vertical list on the right side of the screen. Above the Publication Details heading, there is also a link labeled "Search within this publication." Clicking here will open up a page with the advanced search screen for the database.

"Advanced search screen for database with name of journal entered in with appropriate search code."

4. Advanced Search page with JN "Journal of Sport Behavior" entered in top search box

The Journal Name (JN) symbol is automatically entered into the first search box. You can then use the other empty search boxes to enter keywords or other search terms to describe your topic. Your results will be limited to matching articles from the specific journal, in this case, Journal of Sport Behavior.