NDLI: Systematic literature reviews in software engineering: Preliminary results from interviews with researchers

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Babar, M.A. He Zhang
Copyright Year	2009
Description	Author affiliation: Lero, Software Engineering Research Centre, University of Limerick, Ireland (Babar, M.A.; He Zhang)
Abstract	Systematic Literature Reviews (SLRs) have been gaining significant attention from software engineering researchers since 2004. Several researchers have reported their experiences of and lessons learned from applying systematic reviews to different subject matters in software engineering. However, there has been no attempt at independently exploring experiences and perceptions of the practitioners of systematic reviews in order to gain an in-depth understanding of various aspects of systemic reviews as a new research methodology in software engineering. We assert that there is a need of evidence-based body of knowledge about the application of systematic reviews in software engineering. To address this need, we have started an empirical research program that aims to contribute to the growing body of knowledge about systematic reviews in software engineering. This paper reports the design, logistics, and results of the first phase empirical study carried out in this program. The results provide interesting insights into different aspects of systematic reviews based on the analysis of the data gathered from 17 interviewees with varying levels of knowledge of and experiences in systematic reviews. The findings from this study are expected to contribute to the existing knowledge about using systematic reviews and help further improve the state-of-the-practice of this research methodology in software engineering.
Starting Page	346
Ending Page	355
File Size	900494
Page Count	10
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424448425
ISSN	19386451
DOI	10.1109/ESEM.2009.5314235
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-10-15
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Data analysis Gain measurement Software measurement Application software Resource management Helium Best practices Software engineering Guidelines Logistics
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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