How to Cite an Interview With APA in Text

Writing a paper, whether for school or research, requires knowledge and skills in formatting and citing information. Common writing styles include APA, MLA, Chicago, CSE and AP styles. The style writers use is generally determined by the subject of the paper. APA is commonly the preferred and even required style used amongst social science fields and is maintained by the American Psychological Association. Interviews lend valuable content to papers, particularly providing unique and new perspective to a subject. While arranging and conducting an interview demands effort, citing the interview using APA style is simple.

Instructions

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      Determine if the interview you are citing is recoverable or not. Recoverable interviews are ones that are published or recorded and can be retrieved by others. If the interview is original and can not be retrieved by others, then it is non-recoverable.

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      Cite the interview in-text only, if it is non-recoverable. APA style does not include non-recoverable interviews in the reference section of the paper.

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      Cite all interviews in-text as a personal communication. Include the author's name if not already given (first initial and last name) and the date the interview took place. For example, if you interviewed Jane Doe on August 1, 2010, cite the interview as: "While in Greece, she (J. Doe, personal communication, August 1, 2010) spent..." or "J. Doe (personal communication, August 1, 2010) spent her time in Greece..." Use the example that is appropriate for the context. If you haven't already named the interviewee, include the interviewee's name in the in-text citation. If the name has already been given in the preceding text, emit it from the in-text citation.

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      Cite the interview in the reference section, if it is recoverable. Generally this means the interview is available online. Cite the interviewer's name (first initial and last name) and the interviewee's name (first initial and last name), the date the interview took place, the title of the interview transcript (in italics) and the online link for retrieving the interview. For example, if your name is Jack Smith and you interviewed Jane Does on August 1, 2010 and published the interview online with the title "Doe-Part 1", cite the interview as: "Smith, J. (Interviewer) & Doe, J. (Interviewee). (August 1, 2010). Doe - Part 1 (Interview Transcript). Retrieved from actual website link where interview can be retrieved."

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