1. of, relating to, or involving citations or the act of citing sources
Usage: formal; academic
2. worthy of or suitable for citation; quotable
Usage: formal

Examples

• The paper's citational practices were carefully reviewed by the journal editor.
• Her work has become highly citational in the field of linguistics.
• The author's citational style follows the Chicago Manual of Style.
• Citational networks help researchers understand how ideas spread across disciplines.
• The study examined the citational patterns of recent publications in biology.