Analyzing the Impact of the Search Phase in a Systematic Mapping Study

• João Carbonelli UNIPAMPA
• Luciano Marchezan UNIPAMPA
• Aníbal Neto UNIPAMPA
• Elder Rodrigues UNIPAMPA
• Maicon Bernardino UNIPAMPA
• Yury Lima UNIPAMPA

Abstract

Collect data from a research field is a crucial task in academic works to understand a scientific area. Systematic Mapping Studies (SMS) provide a formal and well designed protocol to select, classify and present relevant data. To select a digital library database or database set and to define the search strings used in database engines on digital libraries are search phase activities aimed to delimit the retrieved works quantity. This work analyzes the impact of definition of the digital libraries that may be used in the search phase on systematic mapping studies conduction, as well as the definition of the search strings. The results related with exclusive studies from each base were compared and presented. In addition, the difference in the results of the retrieved studies according to changes in the search string are presented. Based on these results, five activities that may give support to inexperienced researches when conducting SMS.

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