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APA Citation

Personal Communications

General information

  • Personal Communications are ONLY cited in the text
  • They include all works that cannot be recovered by a reader, such as: 
    • personal interviews
    • telephone conversations
    • text messages
    • online chats
    • emails
    • live speeches (unrecorded)
    • classroom lectures (unrecorded)
    • memos
    • letters
    • your class notes, etc. 

 

In-text citation examples: 

... (C. Ferner, personal communication, December 12, 2024) ... (J. Williams, classroom lecture ENGL 1202, October 1, 2025) ... (B. Smith, text message, November 2, 2024)