Analysis of the Tools to Support Systematic Literature Review in Software Engineering

Abstract

Abstract A thorough and accurate review of the literature is a necessary condition for relevant research. However, the literature review is a laborious, error-prone process. For this reason, various software tools are being developed to support researchers in conducting literature reviews. In this paper, three tools to support a systematic literature review in software engineering were analysed and evaluated using the DESMET methodology. Tools were found by conducting mapping study and were selected since they were most promising to support an overall systematic literature review process. Although the tools do not yet support the whole systematic review process on a high level, they provide a reasonable basis for further development. It is needed to set features that need to be supported by the tools.