A metric-based approach to identifying refactoring opportunities for merging code clones in a Java software system

Yoshiki Higo, Shinji Kusumoto, Katsuro Inoue. A metric-based approach to identifying refactoring opportunities for merging code clones in a Java software system. Journal of Software Maintenance, 20(6):435-461, 2008. [doi]

@article{HigoKI08,
  title = {A metric-based approach to identifying refactoring opportunities for merging code clones in a Java software system},
  author = {Yoshiki Higo and Shinji Kusumoto and Katsuro Inoue},
  year = {2008},
  doi = {10.1002/smr.394},
  url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smr.394},
  tags = {rule-based, Java, refactoring, rule-based refactoring, systematic-approach},
  researchr = {https://researchr.org/publication/HigoKI08},
  cites = {0},
  citedby = {0},
  journal = {Journal of Software Maintenance},
  volume = {20},
  number = {6},
  pages = {435-461},
}