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Personal Communication Citations in APA

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Source	In-Text Citation	Reference Page Citation
Personal Communication (This includes interviews, letters, and emails).	Format: (Communicator’s name, personal communication, date of communication). Example: (E. Robbins, personal communication, January 4, 2011).	Do not include personal communication in the reference list.

Source

In-Text Citation

Reference Page Citation

Personal Communication

(This includes interviews, letters, and emails).

Format:
(Communicator’s name, personal communication, date of communication).

Example:
(E. Robbins, personal communication, January 4, 2011).

Do not include personal communication in the reference list.