Challenging the Canon: Citation Politics as a Tool for Epistemic Justice | UCL Centre for Doctoral Education UCL Homepage

Doctoral candidate & music educator Cate Lytle, inspired by @tarabrabazon.bsky.social’s vlog on citation politics, was commended for reflecting on this issue & using the work of marginalised scholars.Read her post here: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/cde/2026/02/... #CitationPolitics #DecolonisingResearch #IOEIDL

‘Elite cohort’ of biz school scholars and editors scratch each others’ backs, study finds Image: Mohamed Hassan/Pixabay Academics who publish frequently in two top business journals often have prior working relationships with the editors who handle their papers, according to a new analy…

Here you go - exactly what we've been discusing in my sessions with doctoral researchers: retractionwatch.com/2025/12/17/b... #IOEIDL #CitationPolitics #AcademicTribes

The myth of neutrality protects power.

Be curious. Be sceptical. Read critically.

#AcademicBlueSky #ResearchTips #drpaulfrench #Criminology #CitationPolitics #CriticalThinking

Chicago and MLA use full author names—not just initials. It’s a simple choice that increases visibility, reduces bias, and challenges assumptions about who holds academic authority. Why do so many other styles still obscure identity? #FullNames #CitationPolitics

How often do we assume an author’s authority before knowing anything about them—except their surname? Editorial conventions are not neutral. Let’s talk about how citation practices contribute to the erasure of gender.
#FullNames #AcademicBias #CitationPolitics