Using mapping studies as the basis for further research - A participant-observer case study

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 638-651

  Kitchenham, Barbara A ^a   Budgen, David ^b   Pearl Brereton, O ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case study; Mapping studies; Software engineering; Systematic literature review

Indexed keywords

CASE STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; HIGH QUALITY; INDEPENDENT RESEARCH; MAPPING STUDIES; RESEARCH EFFORTS; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW;

MAPPING; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

RESEARCH;

EID: 79953724329     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2010.12.011     Document Type: Article

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