Important Note: Personal interviews are not included in the reference list because they do not provide recoverable data. Cite them IN TEXT ONLY.
Personal Communication Includes letters, phone calls, email messages, and interviews.
General Format
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(Interviewee First Initial. Second Initial. Surname, personal communication, Month Day, Year)
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(Interviewee First Initial. Second Initial. Surname, personal communication, Month Day, Year)
References:
Not included
Example
In-Text Citation (Paraphrase):
(J. Brown, personal communication, April 27, 2010)
In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(J. Brown, personal communication, April 27, 2010)
References:
Not included