Test queries

Guide for testing research queries in Web of Science

Query facets: platform name(s) + claim keyword(s)

• We are looking for studies published after 2014
• Note: "Citation topics" might be a useful way to filter results

PLATFORMS: Inclusion criteria is largely drawn from the International Labour Office[^1] and our other sources on the top-rated rideshare and food delivery companies[^2]:

1. Workers are "geographically-tethered" - Rideshare, Food delivery
2. Platform companies with a global presence (operating in two or more world regions): Uber, Uber Eats, Deliveroo, Cabify, Glovo, Bolt, Foodora and Zomato
3. Platform companies with a significant presence in regional markets: Ola and Swiggy in India; Rappi and PedidosYa in South America; Meituan, Ele.me and DiDi in China; Grubhub, DoorDash, Instacart and Postmates in North America; Jumia Food and Little Cab in Africa; and Careem for North Africa and the Middle East.
4. Other top-rated platform companies: Gojek, Wingz, "Amazon Flex", Shipt, Caviar, Roadie

CLAIMS: We have four broad categories for types of claims made about the gig economy.

1. Infrastructure

• traffic congestion
• public transportation / transportation
• vehicle ownership / car ownership
• roads / road safety
• parking
• rural development
• safety

2. Users

• driver
• rider
• cyclist
• courier
• passenger
• customer
• user
• ridehail
• rideshare
• delivery
• for-hire

3. Environment

• emissions
• "carbon footprint"

4. Economy

• labor
• restaurant
• wage
• job / "job creation" / employment
• value
• demand
• GDP
• gig
• sharing
• entrepreneur*

[^1]: International Labour Office, Bessa, I., Joyce, S., Neumann, D., Stuart, M., Trappmann, V., & Umney, C. (2022). A global analysis of worker protest in digital labour platforms (Vol. 70). ILO. https://doi.org/10.54394/CTNG4947

[^2]: Notes 04.06