TY - JOUR
T1 - Application programming interface (API) research
T2 - A review of the past to inform the future
AU - Ofoeda, Joshua
AU - Boateng, Richard
AU - Effah, John
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2019/7/1
Y1 - 2019/7/1
N2 - The purpose of this study is to perform a synthesis of API research. The study took stock of literature from academic journals on APIs with their associated themes, frameworks, methodologies, publication outlets and level of analysis. The authors draw on a total of 104 articles from academic journals and conferences published from 2010 to 2018. A systematic literature review was conducted on the selected articles. The findings suggest that API research is primarily atheoretical and largely focuses on the technological dimensions such as design and usage; thus, neglecting most of the social issues such as the business and managerial applications of APIs, which are equally important. Future research directions are provided concerning the gaps identified.
AB - The purpose of this study is to perform a synthesis of API research. The study took stock of literature from academic journals on APIs with their associated themes, frameworks, methodologies, publication outlets and level of analysis. The authors draw on a total of 104 articles from academic journals and conferences published from 2010 to 2018. A systematic literature review was conducted on the selected articles. The findings suggest that API research is primarily atheoretical and largely focuses on the technological dimensions such as design and usage; thus, neglecting most of the social issues such as the business and managerial applications of APIs, which are equally important. Future research directions are provided concerning the gaps identified.
KW - Application Programming Interface
KW - Conceptual Approaches
KW - Future Research Directions
KW - Methodological Approaches
KW - Software
KW - Systematic Literature Review
KW - Technology
KW - Themes
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U2 - 10.4018/IJEIS.2019070105
DO - 10.4018/IJEIS.2019070105
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85068646192
SN - 1548-1115
VL - 15
SP - 76
EP - 95
JO - International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems
JF - International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems
IS - 3
ER -