Developments of research in evaluation of data and information quality in information systems since the year 2000

Abstract

Finding research gaps in the area of data and information quality and finding ways to enhance the quality of data and information in information systems would help researchers and experts to undertake applied studies in this area. On this basis, the present research will try to categorize and content analysis of existing research in this field in Iran and abroad. We use systematic review method in two main sections. First, we search about evaluation of data or information quality. In the second section we evaluate and analyze research. Results of the study revealed that according to the input criteria, in the foreign section, 65 out of 922 items, and in the local section, 24 out of 516 studies described the different aspects of the quality of data and/or information. 24 of these items focused on developing models or specific frameworks. Moreover, it was clear that 77 quality dimensions were identified and examined in the articles of the foreign section. However, only 27 dimensions were discussed in the local section. Also, findings revealed that in the information systems, completeness dimension was the focused subject of most research papers locally and internationally. Research from 2000 until now show that there is some gap in research about data or information quality assessment, especially in Persian. © 2018 Iranian Research Institute for Scientific Information and Documentation. All Rights Reserved.