Criteria for inclusion and exclusion, which were applied in the systematic literature review
| Criterion | Reason for criterion use | Inclusion | Exclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of published document | To focus on quality published documents | Article published in scientific peer-reviewed journal | Article published in non-scientific non-peer-reviewed journal, review article, conference paper, book etc. |
| Period | To consider documents that actually refer to future advanced ICTs, not to “mature” technologies that became common practice | 2010 – 2018 | Before 2010 |
| Document format | To make possible the appropriate analysis and synthesis of the information presented in the published document | Full text | Abstract only |
| Language of the document | To access documents published in the international language that is most widely used by researchers | English | Any other language than English |
| Relevance in terms of research field | To create a pool of published documents relevant from the perspective of maritime transport | Published document that refers to future advanced ICTs in maritime transport | Published document that refers to future advanced ICTs in inland waterway transport or in other research fields such as medicine (e.g. “blood vessels”), oceanography, geography etc. |
| Relevance in terms of future advanced ICTs that were considered | To concentrate on the following future advanced ICTs: Internet of Things (IoT), big data, cloud computing, autonomous ships/vessels and unmanned ships/vessels | Published document that refers to one or more of the future advanced ICTs considered | Published document that refers to any future advanced ICT other than those considered |
| Relevance in terms of the object of maritime transport | To refer to the flow of goods in maritime transport | Published document that refers to cargo in maritime transport | Published document that refers to passenger transport |
| Criterion | Reason for criterion use | Inclusion | Exclusion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type of published document | To focus on quality published documents | Article published in scientific peer-reviewed journal | Article published in non-scientific non-peer-reviewed journal, review article, conference paper, book etc. |
| Period | To consider documents that actually refer to future advanced ICTs, not to “mature” technologies that became common practice | 2010 – 2018 | Before 2010 |
| Document format | To make possible the appropriate analysis and synthesis of the information presented in the published document | Full text | Abstract only |
| Language of the document | To access documents | English | Any other language than English |
| Relevance in terms of research field | To create a pool of published documents relevant from the perspective of maritime transport | Published document that refers to future advanced ICTs in maritime transport | Published document that refers to future advanced ICTs in inland waterway transport or in other research fields such as medicine (e.g. “blood vessels”), oceanography, geography etc. |
| Relevance in terms of future advanced ICTs that were considered | To concentrate on the following future advanced ICTs: Internet of Things (IoT), big data, cloud computing, autonomous ships/vessels and unmanned ships/vessels | Published document that refers to one or more of the future advanced ICTs considered | Published document that refers to any future advanced ICT other than those considered |
| Relevance in terms of the object of maritime transport | To refer to the flow of goods in maritime transport | Published document that refers to cargo in maritime transport | Published document that refers to passenger transport |