Figure 1
A flowchart shows the process of selecting articles for review, from query string identification to full reading.The flowchart begins with the top box labeled “Records identified through query string entry on Scopus (n equals 311).” A downward arrow leads to the second box, labeled “Retrieved articles (n equals 292).” A leftward arrow from the box labeled “Inclusion or Exclusion Criteria Application” points to the first downward arrow. Below the second box, a downward arrow leads to the third box, labeled “Retrieved articles (n equals 120).” A leftward arrow from a box labeled “Title and Abstract Reading or Quality Assessment” points to the second downward arrow. Below the third box, a downward arrow leads to the fourth box, labeled “Selected articles (n equals 106).” A leftward arrow from a box labeled “Article Full Reading” points to the third downward arrow.

Systematic literature review (SLR) phases. Source: Authors’ own work

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