diff --git a/crossrefxml/reader.go b/crossrefxml/reader.go
index 5c5d766..da49b4c 100644
--- a/crossrefxml/reader.go
+++ b/crossrefxml/reader.go
@@ -178,7 +178,8 @@ type Citation struct {
 }
 
 type CitationList struct {
-	Citation []Citation `xml:"citation"`
+	XMLName  xml.Name   `xml:"citation_list"`
+	Citation []Citation `xml:"citation,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type Collection struct {