Review of Online Tools to Combat Gendered Citation Bias

Recent research shows a disparity in citation rates between articles authored by women and the expected citations rates in several scientific disciplines. The gender imbalance in citation lists has prompted the development of digital tools aimed at helping authors identify gender bias in their references lists. This article examines three tools designed to mitigate gender disparities in citations: the Gender Citation Balance Index (GCBI) GCBI-alyzer for the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience (JoCN), the Citation Transparency (v0.0.8) browser extension for Chrome, and the Gage directory by 500 Women Scientists. The paper also explores how science librarians can contribute to raising awareness of citation bias and the digital tools available to address it.