2019/09/24 by Michelle L. Dion, Michelle Dion, Sara McLaughlin Mitchell · 3 citations
Decision Sciences · Social Sciences · #Gender Politics and Representation #Political Science Research and Education #scientometrics and bibliometrics research
paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/s1049096519001173
openalex publication_date 2019/09/24 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
ABSTRACT Recent studies identified gendered citation gaps in political science journal articles, with male scholars being less likely to cite work by female scholars in comparison to their female peers. Although journal editors, editorial boards, and political scientists are becoming more aware of implicit biases and adopting strategies to remedy them, we know less about the proper baselines for citations in subfields and research areas of political science. Without information about how many women should be cited in a research field, it is difficult to know whether the distribution is biased. Using the gender distribution of membership in professional political science organizations and article authors in 38 political science journals, we provide scholars with suggested minimum baselines for gender representation in citations. We also show that women represent a larger share of organization members than the authors in sponsoring organizations’ journals.