Example: Lane, Lois.
Example: Lane, Lois. “Re: Falling in Love with a Superhero. "
Example: Lane, Lois. “Re: Falling in Love with a Superhero. " Received by Sally Sunshine,
Example: Lane, Lois. “Re: Falling in Love with a Superhero. " Received by Sally Sunshine, 18 Jul. 2018.
Example: Lane, Lois. “Re: Falling in Love with a Superhero. " Received by Sally Sunshine, 18 Jul. 2018. Email interview.
Example: (Lane).
A simple phone call is typically all that it takes to verify that the email was written by the person you believe it was. You might also confirm with them that they don’t have any issues with you using the email in your research paper. Depending on the sensitivity of the subject matter discussed, they may be reluctant to have it cited in a paper.
You’re still expected to include a parenthetical citation in-text so that your readers know you are quoting or paraphrasing the words of someone else.
Example: (L. Lane,
Example: (L. Lane, personal communication,
Example: (L. Lane, personal communication, July 18, 2018) If you received multiple emails from the same person over the course of one day, you might also include a time-stamp when the email was received. For example: (L. Lane, personal communication, July 18, 2018, 12:40:07 p. m. )
Example: Lane, Lois.
Example: Lane, Lois. “Falling in Love with a Superhero. "
Example: Lane, Lois. “Falling in Love with a Superhero. " Email message to Sally Sunshine,
Example: Lane, Lois. “Falling in Love with a Superhero. " Email message to Sally Sunshine, July 18, 2018.
Example: Lois Lane, “Falling in Love with a Superhero,” email message to Sally Sunshine, July 18, 2018.
