Towards a Semi-Automated Approach for Systematic Literature Reviews
Tim Denzler, Martin Enders, Patricia Akello · Journal of the Association for Information Systems · 2021
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Methodology & findings
Study design
Design Science Research approach including continuous evaluation
Primary method
Design Science Research
Main result
The authors present an artifact designed to support systematic literature review processes holistically. They state: "we developed a flexible and modifiable artifact that aims to support systematic literature review processes from a holistic point of view" and anticipate that "our artifact to be a first step towards semi-automation of systematic literature reviews, which will gain relevance in the near future, as the trend of rising scientific literature output is expected to continue."
Research paradigm
Design Science Research
Author conclusions
The authors conclude that "we developed a flexible and modifiable artifact that aims to support systematic literature review processes from a holistic point of view" and that "Our development process follows a Design Science Research approach including continuous evaluation," positioning this work as foundational for semi-automated systematic literature reviews.
Open questions raised
- The authors identify that existing solutions for systematic literature reviews "are often restrained to a single aspect of the process or lack interoperability" and that "researchers may not be able to efficiently leverage recent promising advancements in Machine Learning and Text Analytics."
- The authors identify that existing solutions for systematic literature reviews are "often restrained to a single aspect of the process or lack interoperability" and that "researchers may not be able to efficiently leverage recent promising advancements in Machine Learning and Text Analytics."
- The authors identify that existing solutions to support systematic literature reviews are "often restrained to a single aspect of the process or lack interoperability" and that researchers need better leverage of "recent promising advancements in Machine Learning and Text Analytics."
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