Artificial intelligence and the conduct of literature reviews

Authors

Gerit Wagner, Department of Information Technologies, HEC Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Roman Lukyanenko, Department of Information Technologies, HEC Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Guy Paré, Department of Information Technologies, HEC Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Document Type

Other

Abstract

Artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to transform traditional research practices in many areas. In this context, literature reviews stand out because they operate on large and rapidly growing volumes of documents, that is, partially structured (meta)data, and pervade almost every type of paper published in information systems research or related social science disciplines. To familiarize researchers with some of the recent trends in this area, we outline how AI can expedite individual steps of the literature review process. Considering that the use of AI in this context is in an early stage of development, we propose a comprehensive research agenda for AI-based literature reviews (AILRs) in our field. With this agenda, we would like to encourage design science research and a broader constructive discourse on shaping the future of AILRs in research.

DOI

10.1177/02683962211048201

Recommended Citation

Wagner, Gerit; Lukyanenko, Roman; and Paré, Guy (2022) "Artificial intelligence and the conduct of literature reviews," Journal of Information Technology: Vol. 37: Iss. 2, Article 5.
DOI: 10.1177/02683962211048201
Available at: https://aisel.aisnet.org/jit/vol37/iss2/5