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Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport 13 (2010) 471–472

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What’s popular in sports medi

There is no doubt that the extensive buffet of researchvailable for consumption in today’s world is, at times, a lit-le overwhelming. Looking at the availability, reach, and usef the breadth of papers we publish in Journal of Science andedicine in Sport provides a reasonable indication of the

opular areas in sports medicine and sports science research.e are fortunate in our contemporary environment that we

an access the enormity of published research through simpleearches from our own computer desktops rather than thumb-ng through hard copy catalogues and collections in librariesf yesteryear.

I take the opportunity to highlight a number of papers pub-ished in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport overhe past couple of years that have demonstrated this exten-ive reach through both a high number of full-text downloadsnd a high number of citations in other published research.eing part of the ScienceDirect platform, papers published

n the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport can be easilyownloaded by people across the world. It may be a surpriseo many readers, but in 2009 over 270,000 full-text articlesere downloaded from the Journal of Science and Medicine

n Sport alone; that is, around 740 articles downloaded peray. Examining the sorts of articles being downloaded pro-ides us with an indication of the shape and make-up of theournal. We are a multidisciplinary journal and it is good toee that this is clearly reflected in the articles being accessedcross the world. Our high flyers include a range of papersn the areas of sports medicine, sports injury, physical activ-ty and health, and sports science. In the sports medicinerea, two of our popular papers have been an investigationf the effects of menstrual cycle phase on clinical measuresf concussion1 and an investigation of whether two com-only used shoulder diagnostic examination techniques (the

empty can” and the “full can” tests) selectively activate theupraspinatus muscle.2 In the area of sports injury, a paperhat examined whether coaches of Australian football usehe latest available evidence to prevent lower limb injuries3

as also proved very popular. The papers we have recentlyublished in the area of physical activity and health consis-

ently result is a very high number of downloads and citations.xamples of such papers include one that examined the rela-

ionship between types of physical activity and mental health

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and sports science research?

utcomes,4 and one that examined a wide range of methodssed to monitor physical activity in children.5

Our journal has a strong focus on sports science andll its related disciplines, and as such, it is no coincidencehat several of our highly sort-after papers are in this area.xamples include the very popular paper on applied physio-

ogical and nutritional aspects of elite and non-elite triathlonerformance,6 a paper that reported on the effects of increasedbsolute training intensity on adaptations to endurance exer-ise training,7 an examination of heart rate and blood lactateorrelates of perceived exertion in soccer,8 and the effects ofarm-up on run time to exhaustion.9 Another well sought

fter paper is one that investigated the effect on post-exerciseecovery of commonly used water immersion methods.10

Whilst I only have the opportunity to highlight a smallumber of our commonly downloaded and cited papers, itoes demonstrate the truly multidisciplinary nature of theournal and the areas which our readers see as valuable.

Whether for professional development, research, or tonform your practice, continue to access and use of theapers we publish—after all, it is no longer difficult or time-onsuming to do.

eferences

1. Mihalik JP, Ondrak KS, Guskiewicz KM, et al. The effects of menstrualcycle phase on clinical measures of concussion in healthy college-agedfemales. J Sci Med Sport 2009;12:383–7.

2. Boettcher CE, Ginn KA, Cathers I. The ‘empty can’ and ‘full can’tests do not selectively activate supraspinatus. J Sci Med Sport2009;12:435–9.

3. Twomey D, Finch C, Roediger E, et al. Preventing lower limb injuries:is the latest evidence being translated into the football field? J Sci MedSport 2009;12:452–6.

4. Asztalos M, Wijndaele K, De Bourdeaudhuij I, et al. Specific associ-ations between types of physical activity and components of mentalhealth. J Sci Med Sport 2009;12:468–74.

5. McClain JJ, Tudor-Locke C. Objective monitoring of physical activityin children: considerations for instrument selection. J Sci Med Sport

6. Bentley DJ, Cox GR, Green D, et al. Maximising perfor-mance in triathlon: applied physiological and nutritional aspectsof elite and non-elite competitions. J Sci Med Sport 2008;11:407–16.

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7. McNicol AJ, O’Brien BJ, Paton CD, et al. The effects of increased abso-lute training intensity on adaptations to endurance exercise training. JSci Med Sport 2009;12:485–9.

8. Coutts AJ, Rampanini E, Marcora SM, et al. Heart rate and blood lactatecorrelates of perceived exertion during small-sided soccer games. J SciMed Sport 2009;12:79–84.

9. Wittekind AL, Beneke R. Effects of warm-up on run time to exhaustion.J Sci Med Sport 2009;12:480–4.

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10. Ingram J, Dawson B, Goodman C, et al. Effect of water immersionmethods on post-exercise recovery from simulated team sport exercise.

Editor-in-ChiefGregory S. Kolt (PhD)