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Life and Health Sciences Harvard Referencing Guidelines: Person to Person Communication

Life and Health Sciences Harvard Referencing Guidelines

Person to Person Communication

Person to Person Communication 

Person-to-person communications do not provide recoverable data and so are not included in the reference list.

You should therefore:

• Cite personal communications in the text only.

• Give initials as well as the surname of the communicator and provide as exact a date as possible.

It is advisable to include copies or summaries of these in Appendices.

Reference List

Person-to-person communications do not provide recoverable data and so are not included in the reference list.

In-text citation

According to V. Pickert, the computer technology within cars permits easier tailor-made adaptions for disabled drivers (Personal communication, 18 May 2017, see Appendix 3).

Other points to note

Points to note: 

  • Cite personal communications in the text only.
  • Give initials as well as the surname of the communicator and provide as exact a date as possible.
  • It is advisable to include copies or summaries of these in Appendices.
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