Successful combination of database search and snowballing for identification of primary studies in systematic literature studies

A good search strategy is essential for a successful systematic literature study. Historically, database searches have been the norm, which was later complemented with snowball searches. Our conjecture is that we can perform even better searches if combining these two search approaches, referred to...

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Published in:	Information and software technology Vol. 147; p. 106908
Main Authors:	Wohlin, Claes, Kalinowski, Marcos, Romero Felizardo, Katia, Mendes, Emilia
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 01.07.2022
Subjects:	Cost-efficient Database searches Hybrid search Hybrid search strategies Information retrieval Literature studies Risk assessment Scopus Search engines Search procedures Search strategies Snowballing Systematic literature review Systematic literature reviews Snowballing Systematic literature reviews Hybrid search Scopus
ISSN:	0950-5849, 1873-6025, 1873-6025
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