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2015-09-01

Protocol adaptations to conduct Systematic Literature Reviews in Software Engineering: a chronological study

Adaptaciones al protocolo para realizar revisiones sistemáticas de literatura en ingeniería de software: Un estudio cronológico

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Systematic literature review, software engineering, chronological study. (en)
Revisión sistemática de literatura, ingeniería de software, estudio cronológico. (es)

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  • Samuel Sepúlveda Dpto. Ing. de Sistemas (DIS). Centro de Estudios en Ingeniería de Software (CEIS). Universidad de La Frontera.
  • Ania Cravero Leal Universidad de la Frontera, Chile.

Systematic literature reviews (SLR) have reached a considerable level of adoption in Software Engineering (SE), how-ever protocol adaptations for its implementation remain tangentially addressed. This work provides a chronological framework for the use and adaptation of the SLR protocol, including its current status. A systematic literature search was performed, reviewing a set of twelve articles being selected in accordance with the inclusion and exclusion criteria between 2004 and 2013, using digital data sources recognized by the SE community. A chronological framework is provided that includes the current state of the protocol adaptations to conduct SLR in SE. The results indicate areas where the quantity and quality of investigations needs to be increased and the identi- fication of the main proposals providing adaptations for the protocol conducting SLR in SE. 

Las Revisiones Sistemáticas de Literatura (RSL) han alcanzado un nivel considerable de adopción en la Ingeniería de Software (IS). Sin embargo, las adaptaciones del protocolo para su aplicación siguen siendo abordadas tangencialmente. Este trabajo proporciona un marco cronológico del uso y adaptación de este protocolo. Se realizó una búsqueda sistemática de literatura, revisando un conjunto de doce artículos, publicados entre los años 2004 y 2013, utilizando fuentes de datos digitales reconocidos por la comunidad de IS. Se proporciona un estudio cronológico que incluye el estado actual de las adaptaciones de protocolos para llevar a cabo una RSL en IS. Los resultados indican áreas en las que la cantidad y la calidad de las investigaciones deben ser aumentadas, y la identificación de las principales propuestas que ofrecen adaptaciones para el protocolo de realización de RSL en la IS.

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