Important Note: If you are citing an email or a personal interview for your paper, only cite the interview in-text only and DO NOT include the full citation in your reference list. Personal communications that are unpublished like personal interviews, emails, telephone conversations, private letters, memos, etc. are not included in the reference list because they do not provide any recoverable data.
Please refer to page 259-260 of the APA Manual, 6th Edition if you have any questions.
In-text Citation: (C. Forbes, personal communication, February 12, 2021).
Citation information has been adapted from the APA Manual (7th Edition). Please refer to pages 259-260 of the APA Manual (7th Edition) for more information.
-Cite archived personal communications in-text and in the reference list.
-Do not cite non-archived personal communications in your reference list as they do not provide any recoverable information. Only provide in-text citations throughout your publication.
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