The Citation Diversity Statement: A Practice of Transparency, A Way of Life

Perry Zurn; Danielle S Bassett; Nicole C Rust

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2020.06.009

The Citation Diversity Statement: A Practice of Transparency, A Way of Life

Trends Cogn Sci. 2020 Sep;24(9):669-672. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2020.06.009.

Authors

Perry Zurn¹, Danielle S Bassett², Nicole C Rust³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Philosophy and Religion, American University, Washington, DC 20016, USA. Electronic address: pzurn@american.edu.
² Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Neurology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Electrical and Systems Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; The Santa Fe Institute, Santa Fe, NM 87501, USA. Electronic address: dsb@seas.upenn.edu.
³ Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. Electronic address: nrust@sas.upenn.edu.

PMID: 32762966
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2020.06.009

Abstract

Appending a Citation Diversity Statement to a paper is a simple and effective way to increase awareness about citation bias and help mitigate it. Here, we describe why reducing citation bias is important and how to include a Citation Diversity Statement in your next publication.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bias*
Cultural Diversity
Humans
Publishing*

Grants and funding

R01 EY020851/EY/NEI NIH HHS/United States