Ethics of asking a colleague for a citation A colleague scholar was an editor for my latest published article, in which I heavily used her work and cited it. She then sent me one of her papers, so I could review it informally and give her my comments on it.
At one point in the paper, one of my articles could fit perfectly as a citation. Is it ethical to suggest that she does cite my article? And how should I go about asking her? Directly in my comments to her paper?
If the reference is pertinent, it's perfectly fine to suggest it. &quot;Suggest&quot; is key, rather than &quot;ask&quot;:

By the way, I've published a paper on the topic you're discussing in section three. Perhaps you'll find it useful. See attached.