How do I reference and cite an unpublished interview or class lecture?

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Unpublished interviews and class lectures are considered personal communications. These include interviews that you conducted yourself, or live, in-person interviews or lectures that you heard.

Don't create a reference for an unpublished interview or lecture.  Instead, create and use in-text citations only.

Don't use quotations for unpublished interviews or lectures.  Instead, paraphrase what you heard.

 

 Create a citation                                                                          

     Template 

(A. Lastname, personal communication, Month Day, Year) 

 

      Example 

(J. McGill, personal communication, October 12, 2015).

 

See the APA 7 website for more information.

                                                                                                                                               

 

 

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  • Last Updated Mar 09, 2024
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