Citational Justice is not a new concept. Scholars have noticed, commented on, and studied the citational inequity for over 40 years. If you are interested in examining the impact of exclusionary citational practices, the readings below are a great place to start.
Dr. Wendy Belcher has worked to operationalize some of the tenets of citational justice to help researchers and writers to build their own praxis.
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks, Second Edition
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"Wow. No one ever told me this!" Wendy Laura Belcher has heard this countless times throughout her years of teaching and advising academics on how to write journal articles. Scholars know they must publish, but few have been told how to do so. So Belcher made it her mission to demystify the writing process. The result was Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks, which takes this overwhelming task and breaks it into small, manageable steps. For the past decade, this guide has been the go-to source for those creating articles for peer-reviewed journals. It has enabled thousands to overcome their anxieties and produce the publications that are essential to succeeding in their fields. With this new edition, Belcher expands her advice to reach beginning scholars in even more disciplines. She builds on feedback from professors and graduate students who have successfully used the workbook to complete their articles. A new chapter addresses scholars who are writing from scratch. This edition also includes more targeted exercises and checklists, as well as the latest research on productivity and scholarly writing. Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks is the only reference to combine expert guidance with a step-by-step workbook. Each week, readers learn a feature of strong articles and work on revising theirs accordingly. Every day is mapped out, taking the guesswork and worry out of writing. There are tasks, templates, and reminders. At the end of twelve weeks, graduate students, recent PhDs, postdoctoral fellows, adjunct instructors, junior faculty, and international faculty will feel confident they know that the rules of academic publishing and have the tools they need to succeed.
The concept of researcher positionality (how the social/political/economic context that helps crate our identity impacts the way we understand and experience the world) is not new, though the practice of writing positionality/reflexivity/identity statements has recently spread beyond the fields of anthropology and sociology where they are common practice.
Positionality and citational justice are entwined concepts and it might be helpful to explore positionality as you think about crafting your citational justice statement.