Title: A qualitative analysis of maritime literature

Authors: Ismail Bilge Çetin; Sedat Baştuğ

Addresses: Maritime Faculty, Maritime Business Administration, Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey ' Barbaros Hayrettin Naval Architect and Maritime Faculty, Maritime Business Administration, Iskenderun Technical University, Turkey

Abstract: The aim of this study was to explore and determine how maritime literature on freight transportation has developed and reveal prospects to academic researchers. To do this, journal articles were selected using the social science citation index, and a content analysis conducted on 3,365 articles. The findings show that most of this literature focuses on freight rates, with most studies specifically investigating container ships and bulk carriers. Other areas, i.e., rail road, coastal shipping, etc., remain under researched.

Keywords: academic literature; maritime transportation; systematic literature review; shipping journal.

DOI: 10.1504/IJLEG.2018.097459

International Journal of Logistics Economics and Globalisation, 2018 Vol.7 No.4, pp.307 - 319

Received: 14 Jun 2018
Accepted: 20 Jul 2018
Published online: 23 Jan 2019 *

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