Elements of IIR studies: A review of the 2006-2018 IIiX and CHIIR conferences

A preliminary review of 145 IIiX and CHIIR papers on experimental IIR studies was performed in order to identify elements of the methodological approach of IIR studies, which are important to document for later access and re-use. The papers’ ACM publication metadata was also analyzed for reporting methodological details. The analysis suggests 17 reporting elements and finds that current metadata practices are not sufficient documentation for this purpose.