How to Cite a Personal Communication in IEEE

Emails, letters, phone calls, and private correspondence.

Example in IEEE

[1]
J. Smith, “Re: Research collaboration inquiry,” Jan. 15, 2024.
In-text [1]

Numbered by order of appearance in your document.

What IEEE includes

These are the details of the example above that the style prints, so they are the ones to collect for your own source.

  • Subject/Description
  • Sender/Author
  • Date

Record the communicator name, type (email, letter, conversation), and date. Personal communications are often cited in-text only.

The formatting comes from the style's own file, so check the finer points against your guide. What to check by hand in IEEE.

A Personal Communication in other styles

APA 7th edition MLA 9th edition Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography) Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition) Vancouver

Other sources in IEEE

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