Research Guides: Sports Medicine: Open Access Resources

Open Access Resources

"Open access resources" are articles, journals, and educational materials that are freely accessible to anyone, (as opposed to databases like CINAHL or journals like The American Journal of Sports Medicine, which are kept behind paywalls).

Open Access Sports Medicine Journals

Journal of Athletic Training
National Athletic Trainers Organization
Athletic Training Education Journal
National Athletic Trainer's Association

Open Access Sports Medicine Databases

DOAJ - Directory of Open Access Journals
a very well known and reputable database of open access journals. Try searching (athletic OR athlete OR sport) to find a journal with evidence relevant to the discipline of Athletic Training
Sports Sciences Commons
the sports subsection of a database of open access articles and theses run by BePress, which is the company which built UND's own institutional repository.
UND Scholarly Commons
UND's own institutional repository, a database of articles, theses, and other resources created by UND students, faculty, and staff. It is freely accessible to anyone all over the world