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®
May/June 2020 “PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR MENTAL WELL-BEING” Stephanie L. Cooper, PhD, ACSM-CEP
Current Sports Medicine Reports
December 2020 “MAKING A STRONG CASE FOR PRIORITIZING MUSCULAR FITNESS IN YOUTH PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES” Avery D. Faigenbaum, EdD, FACSM; James P. MacDonald, MD, FACSM; Andrea Stracciolini, MD, FAAP, FACSM; and Tamara Rial Rebullido, PhD
Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
January 2020 “A TIME TO EAT AND A TIME TO EXERCISE” Evelyn B. Parr, PhD; Leonie K. Heilbronn, PhD; and John A. Hawley, PhD
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise®
August 2020 “EXERCISE INDUCES DIFFERENT MOLECULAR RESPONSES IN TRAINED AND UNTRAINED HUMAN MUSCLE” Marcus Moberg, PhD; Malene Lindholm, PhD; Stefan Reitzner, PhD; Björn Ekblom, MD; Carl-Johan Sundberg, MD; and Niklas Psilander, PhD
Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine
Summer 2020 “COGNITIVE TESTING AND EXERCISE TO ASSESS THE READINESS TO RETURN TO PLAY FOLLOWING A CONCUSSION” Veronik Sicard, PhD; Jean-Christophe Lortie, MSc; Robert Davis Moore, PhD; and Dave Ellemberg, PhD