• Personal communications include
• Do not include references for personal communications in a reference list, as they are unpublished, and do not contain recoverable data.
• Cite personal communications in the text only.
• Add the format description of "personal communication" to the citation within the text.
• Give the initials as well as the surname of the communicator and provide as exact a date as possible
• Follow the In Text Citation Guidelines for Citing Personal Communication when referring to a personal communication in text.
Personal communications (in text)
M. Day (personal communication, July 30, 2023) finds the film meets several criteria ...
Professor Lutes in an email to the author gave details of his clinical experience with this treatment (T. K. Lutes, personal communication, April 18, 2021).