Personal communications (include phone, email, skype, text message,unrecorded conversations on Zoom or Teams, online services such as Snapchat or WhatsApp, fax, letter, etc.) should be referenced as below:
Element. | Example, including punctuation |
Sender/Author(s) | Walsh, T. |
Year of communication | (2017) |
Medium of communication | |
Receiver of communication | to Mary Power |
Day/month of communication (if available) | 21 February. |
Reference List |
Walsh, T. (2017) Email to Mary Power, 21 February.
Please note: for letters, emails, texts or faxes both the the in-text citations and references begin with the name of the sender of the communication.
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