Personal Communication - Interview - IEEE Referencing Guide - Learning Resources at Wigan and Leigh College

Personal Communication - Interview

Basic format to reference a private communication

The IEEE reference guide provides two options for unpublished sources. These are sources that are unavailable to a reader.

Citation order 1.

Author's Initial/s then surname
Title if available, in double quotation marks
Unpublished

Citation order 2.

Author's Initial/s then surname
Private communication
Abbreviated month day, year.

In-text example of an Interview

During an interview conducted on Oct. 11, 2023, Nicholas Gaskell, Lecturer, Wigan & Leigh College, confirmed the increase of …
OR
The Lecturer's statement was acknowledged during an interview (N.Gaskell, Lecturer, Wigan & Leigh College, private communication, Oct.11, 2023).