Table 2.
Research protocol for literature review
| S. no | Research protocol | Detailed description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Research database: | Scopus database |
| 2 | Publication type: | Peer-reviewed journals (Scopus Indexed) |
| 3 | Language: | English |
| 4 | Date Range: | January 2012- March 12, 2021 |
| 5 | Search filed: | Titles, abstracts, and keywords |
| 6 | Search terms applied in Titles in Scopus database and titles, abstract, and keywords in POP: | “Epidemic” OR “pandemic” OR “COVID 19” or “coronavirus” AND “humanitarian supply chains” |
| 7 | Criteria for inclusion: | Papers that presented some outbreaks in a humanitarian context |
| 8 | Criteria for exclusion: | Papers that presented some outbreak discussion purely without humanitarian concern |
| 9 | Data and network analysis: | Used VOSviewer software |