Call for Papers: Special issue about Citational Politics

Citation remains a cornerstone of scholarly and scientific work. It is how we acknowledge those on whose shoulders we stand, and with whom we are in conversation. It is also an important service to our readers. However, like many academic practices, citation is neither neutral nor universal. There are important differences between disciplines and language groups, and how and what we cite changes over time. There is also a great deal of evidence suggesting that the conscious and unconscious biases and discrimination that marks so much of our world also shapes who gets cited. Such bias serves to render the contributions of marginalised groups less visible. This special issue seeks to explore how we can achieve greater citational and epistemic justice.

Full papers are due at the end of February 2025, and more details of the call can be found on the journal website. We welcome a variety of contributions, including traditional paper formats using qualitative and/or quantitative methods, as well as more experimental forms of representation.

The journal is KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination and Preservation Studies, a diamond open access journal. 

This builds on the UM Citation Guide I prepared with Aurélie Carlier, Sharon Anyango, Lidwien Hollanders, Hang Nguyen (all colleagues from Maastricht University) and Nicole Basaraba (now at Trinity College Dublin).