Systematic literature reviews in software engineering - A systematic literature review

被引：2379

作者：

Kitchenham, Barbara ^{[1
]}

Brereton, O. Pearl ^{[1
]}

Budgen, David ^{[2
]}

Turner, Mark ^{[1
]}

Bailey, John ^{[2
]}

Linkman, Stephen ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Keele Univ, Sch Comp Sci & Math, Software Engn Grp, Keele ST5 5BG, Staffs, England

[2] Univ Durham, Dept Comp Sci, Durham, England

来源：

INFORMATION AND SOFTWARE TECHNOLOGY | 2009年 / 51卷 / 01期

基金：

英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;

关键词：

Systematic literature review; Evidence-based software engineering; Tertiary study; Systematic review quality; Cost estimation; COMPUTER-SCIENCE;

D O I：

10.1016/j.infsof.2008.09.009

中图分类号：

TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];

学科分类号：

0812 ;

摘要：

Background: In 2004 the concept of evidence-based software engineering (EBSE) was introduced at the ICSE04 conference. Aims: This study assesses the impact of systematic literature reviews (SLRs) which are the recommended EBSE method for aggregating evidence. Method: We used the standard systematic literature review method employing a manual search of 10 journals and 4 conference proceedings. Results: Of 20 relevant studies, eight addressed research trends rather than technique evaluation. Seven SLRs addressed cost estimation. The quality of SLRs was fair with only three scoring less than 2 out of 4. Conclusions: Currently, the topic areas covered by SLRs are limited. European researchers, particularly those at the Simula Laboratory appear to be the leading exponents of systematic literature reviews. The series of cost estimation SLRs demonstrate the potential value of EBSE for synthesising evidence and making it available to practitioners. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：7 / 15

页数：9

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