Research Guides: Scholarly Authoring &amp; Presenting Guide: Citational Justice: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Citations

DEI in Citations

As Calier et al. (2022) summarize: "There is increasing evidence that women, people of colour, and other minoritised groups are systematically under cited (see, for example, Caplar, Tacchella and Birner, 2017; Chakravartty, Kuo, Grubbs and McIlwain, 2018; Fulvio, Akinnola and Postle, 2021)."

As researchers, we can support the goal of citational justice. One important way to do this is to cite diverse authors!

Look beyond the “top” journals and impact factors - "Less ‘prestigious’ journals can contain more diverse research" (Mason & Merga, 2021)
Cite works from diverse contexts (other countries, cultures, BIPOC writeres, underrepresented voices in your field, etc.)
Cite works from languages other than English
Cite open-access journals published, e.g., in the Global South (see repositories like SciELO, African Journals Online)
Carefully consider which scholars you quote directly and which you paraphrase, because quoting confers more authority

Need help finding this diverse scholarship? Search databases of diverse researchers in all fields:

The rise of citational justice: how scholars are making references fairer
by Diana Kwon, Nature, 22 March 2022
UM Citation Guide from FEM
Through this guide, discover citation practices for students and teachers, and access different sources highlighting women and/or POC (People of Color) who are often overshadowed in the reference lists of our academic research projects.
Cite Black Women movement
"Cite Black Women engages with social media, aesthetic representation (our t-shirts) and public dialogue to push people to critically rethink the politics of race gender and knowledge production."