Citations play a powerful role in academia, both institutionally and for individual careers. They are hugely important as they often form the bedrock of research assessment practices and are increasingly influential in job applications and promotions, grant applications and university rankings. However, worryingly, there is increasing evidence that women, people of colour, and other minoritized groups are systemically under cited. This editorial explores what role citations might play in addressing inequalities and how citation practices could be utilised to begin to change things.
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