How to Internally Cite an Interview in APA

Interview Citation Method I

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  Place the parenthetical citation immediately after information from the interview is referenced.

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  Begin the in-text citation with a parenthesis.

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  Write the interviewed person's first initial and last name, followed by a comma.

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  Write the words, "personal communication," followed by a comma.

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  Write the full date of the interview, including the month, day and year (with a comma after the day).

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  Conclude the in-text citation with a parenthesis.

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  Double-check your citation to make sure the formatting is correct. It should look similar to this: "Many men were migrant laborers during the Great Depression (E. Jones, personal communication, January 5, 2010)."

Interview Citation Method II

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  Refer to the interviewed person directly in the text. Include his first initial and last name.

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  Start a parenthetical citation at the end of the sentence in which the interviewed person is referred to.

• 10

  Begin the in-text citation with a parenthesis.

• 11

  Write the words, "personal communication," followed by a comma.

• 12

  Write the full date, including the month, day and year (with a comma after the day).

• 13

  Conclude the in-text citation with a parenthesis.

• 14

  Double-check your citation to make sure the formatting is correct. It should look similar to this: "According to E. Jones, many men were migrant laborers during the Great Depression (personal communication, January 5, 2010)."