February 11, 2008
Bowling
Green, Ky. - Dr. James Navalta and Dr. Scott Lyons, assistant professors in Western Kentucky University’s Department of Physical Education and Recreation, have launched WKU’s first electronic journal on TopSCHOLAR™ -- the research and creative activity database of WKU.
The “International Journal of Exercise Science” published volume 1, no. 1 in January 2008.
The primary aim of the “International Journal of Exercise Science” is to engage undergraduate and graduate students in scholarly activity as authors and reviewers as they develop into professionals. This is the first journal of its type that focuses on student research, student authors and reviewers. The first issue contains an invited editorial and four articles.
Editors are accepting manuscripts for the April issue. Contact Dr. James Navalta at (270) 745-6037 or Dr. Scott Lyons at (270) 745-6035 for information about this journal.
The journal can be accessed at http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/ijes/ or the TopSCHOLAR site at http://digitalcommons.wku.edu and click on Journals and peer-reviewed series.
TopSCHOLAR is Kentucky’s first university-wide digital research repository. It works to preserve and disseminate the intellectual output of the University community and makes it available to researchers worldwide. For information contact Connie Foster, Project Director, at (270) 745-6151.
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For information, contact Cindy Troutman at (270) 745-4502.
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