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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 187 - Number 21
Year of Publication: 2025
Authors: Satvika, Akhil Kaushik
10.5120/ijca2025924091

Satvika, Akhil Kaushik . Pandemic Perspectives: A Review of Sentiment Analysis Approaches on COVID-19. International Journal of Computer Applications. 187, 21 ( Jul 2025), 1-12. DOI=10.5120/ijca2025924091

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author = { Satvika, Akhil Kaushik },
title = { Pandemic Perspectives: A Review of Sentiment Analysis Approaches on COVID-19 },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { Jul 2025 },
volume = { 187 },
number = { 21 },
month = { Jul },
year = { 2025 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 1-12 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume187/number21/pandemic-perspectives-a-review-of-sentiment-analysis-approaches-on-covid-19/ },
doi = { 10.5120/ijca2025924091 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
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%A Akhil Kaushik
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%J International Journal of Computer Applications
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%V 187
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%P 1-12
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%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

The social media has enabled the mundane man to raise his awareness, concern and voice for and against any issue. The social networking platforms empowered by cellphones have given tremendous rise in the involvement of people in countless affairs. During the lockdown and later periods, mostly persons have given their opinions regarding myriad topics related to COVID-19 like vaccination, masks, social distancing, etc. Many articles have been published on sentiment analysis related to this deadly virus. A standard systematic literature review is conducted in this paper, where multiple research articles on given subject are collected and analyzed. This paper discusses the chief findings in the examined papers, highlights the key points and conducts a critical assessment.

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