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Research artifacts in secondary studies: A systematic mapping in software engineering
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Context: Systematic reviews (SRs) summarize state-of-the-art evidence in science, including software engineering (SE). Objective: Our objective is to evaluate how SRs report research artifacts and to provide a comprehensive list of these artifacts. Method: We examined 537 secondary studies published between 2013 and 2023 to analyze the availability and reporting of research artifacts. Results: Our findings indicate that only 31.5% of the reviewed studies include research artifacts. Encouragingly, the situation is gradually improving, as our regression analysis shows a significant increase in the availability of research artifacts over time. However, in 2023, just 62.0% of secondary studies provide a research artifact while an even lower percentage, 30.4% use a permanent repository with a digital object identifier (DOI) for storage. Conclusion: To enhance transparency and reproducibility in SE research, we advocate for the mandatory publication of research artifacts in secondary studies.
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- Authors
- Huotala, A., Kuutila, M., & Mäntylä, M.
- Venue
- Information and Software Technology
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- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2025-11
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- 187
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- 107830
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- 0950-5849
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- Language
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- Funders
- Research Council of Finland (358471)
- Dalhousie University
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