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Table A1

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Code	Type	Focus	Reasons for inclusion or exclusion
INC. 1	Basic	Quali-quantitative and mixed empirical studies	Inclusion of articles that present empirical data and leverage quantitative, qualitative and mixed approaches
INC. 2	Basic	Theoretical articles	Inclusion of articles that elucidate theoretical frameworks, serving as a foundation for a deeper understanding of the empirical evidence and the theories underlying small municipality administration and governance
INC. 3	Thematic	Perspective	Search of terms such as “municipal,” “village,” “town,” “city,” “cities,” “suburb,” “hamlet,” “borough,” “burg,” “local,” “urban,” and “settlement*” to include articles set in a wide range of contexts pertinent to small municipal entities, avoiding the exclusion of articles that may use different, potentially misleading terms (e.g. town and city) for villages and small towns
INC. 4	Thematic	Perspective	Search of terms such as “admin,” “manage,” and “govern*” to capture studies focused on the administration, management, and governance of the small municipal entities subject of articles selected by INC. 3 criterion. Inclusion of articles discussing various aspects of public administration and management relevant to micro-municipalities
EXC. 1	Basic	Publication type and quality	Exclusion of books, book chapters, conference proceedings, theses, review articles. Exclusion of articles not indexed in highly reputable scientific databases
EXC. 2	Basic	Language	Exclusion of literature written in languages other than English
EXC. 3	Thematic	Unit of analysis	Exclusion of articles that did not provide the specific size (<5,000 inhabitants) of the small municipality under investigation
EXC. 4	Thematic	Perspective	Exclusion of articles not aligned with the research objective of contributing to municipality administration and governance (e.g. that addressed aspects of real estate, architecture, or urban planning)

Code	Type	Focus	Reasons for inclusion or exclusion
INC. 1	Basic	Quali-quantitative and mixed empirical studies	Inclusion of articles that present empirical data and leverage quantitative, qualitative and mixed approaches
INC. 2	Basic	Theoretical articles	Inclusion of articles that elucidate theoretical frameworks, serving as a foundation for a deeper understanding of the empirical evidence and the theories underlying small municipality administration and governance
INC. 3	Thematic	Perspective	Search of terms such as “municipal,” “village,” “town,” “city,” “cities,” “suburb,” “hamlet,” “borough,” “burg,” “local,” “urban,” and “settlement*” to include articles set in a wide range of contexts pertinent to small municipal entities, avoiding the exclusion of articles that may use different, potentially misleading terms (e.g. town and city) for villages and small towns
INC. 4	Thematic	Perspective	Search of terms such as “admin,” “manage,” and “govern*” to capture studies focused on the administration, management, and governance of the small municipal entities subject of articles selected by INC. 3 criterion. Inclusion of articles discussing various aspects of public administration and management relevant to micro-municipalities
EXC. 1	Basic	Publication type and quality	Exclusion of books, book chapters, conference proceedings, theses, review articles. Exclusion of articles not indexed in highly reputable scientific databases
EXC. 2	Basic	Language	Exclusion of literature written in languages other than English
EXC. 3	Thematic	Unit of analysis	Exclusion of articles that did not provide the specific size (<5,000 inhabitants) of the small municipality under investigation
EXC. 4	Thematic	Perspective	Exclusion of articles not aligned with the research objective of contributing to municipality administration and governance (e.g. that addressed aspects of real estate, architecture, or urban planning)

Source(s): Authors’ own elaboration