The ACSM Publications Committee established an annual Paper of the Year award in 2020 for each of ACSM’s journals to recognize the demonstrated excellence in scientific and scholarly publications. The Paper of the Year is selected by each journal’s editorial board based on the criteria of significance and impact of the article. ACSM extends congratulations to each of the author groups.
ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal®
Title: "Fitness Watches and Nutrition Apps: Behavioral Benefits and Emerging Concerns"
Authors: Jennifer L. Scheid, Ph.D. and Shannon P. Lupien, Ph.D.
Publication info: March/April 2021 - Volume 25 - Issue 2 - p 21-25
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Current Sports Medicine Reports
Title: "Clinical Practice Guidelines for Exertional Rhabdomyolysis: A Military Medicine Perspective"
Authors: Nathaniel S. Nye, M.D.; Korey Kasper, M.D.; Clifford Marc Madsen, D.O.; Michelle Szczepanik, M.D.; Carlton J. Covey, M.D.; Robert Oh, M.D.; Shawn Kane, M.D., FACSM; Anthony I. Beutler, M.D.; Jeffrey C. Leggit, M.D.; Patricia A. Deuster, Ph.D., MPH, FACSM; Francis G. O’Connor, M.D., MPH, FACSM
Publication info: March 2021 - Volume 20 - Issue 3 - p 169-178
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Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
Title: "Strength Training: In Search of Optimal Strategies to Maximize Neuromuscular Performance"
Authors: Jacques Duchateau, Ph.D.; Séverine Stragier, Ph.D.; Stéphane Baudry, Ph.D.; and Alain Carpentier, Ph.D
Publication info: Vol. 49, No. 1, pp. 2–14, 2021
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Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise®
Title: "Daily Step Count and Postprandial Fat Metabolism"
Authors: Heath M. Burton, Ph.D., and Edward F. Coyle, Ph.D., FACSM
Publication info: February 2021 - Volume 53 - Issue 2 - p 333-340
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Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine
Title: "Metabolic and Cardiovascular Responses to a Simulated Commute on an E-Bike"
Authors: Helaine M. Alessio, Ph.D., FACSM; Timothy Reiman; Brett Kemper; Winston von Carlowitz, B.S.; A. John Bailer, Ph.D.; and Kyle L. Timmerman, Ph.D., FACSM.
Publication info: Spring 2021 - Volume 6 - Issue 2 - e000155
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