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APA Citation Style, Seventh Edition

Sections 8.7, 8.9

NOTE: Personal interviews are not included in the reference list because they do not provide recoverable data. Cite them in the text only.

 
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): 
(Y. Martel, personal communication, April 15, 2005)
 
      In-Text Citation (Quotation):
(Y. Martel, personal communication, April 15, 2005)
 
      References:
      Not included.