A few days ago
Do academics ever give permission for personal communications to be cited in academic work?
I am a graduate student and have communicated via emailwith a number of scholars in my field. On various occasions I have sought permission from the correspondent to cite their comments in my dissertation work or my own work for publication. Not one has given consent for me to do so. I understand this unreservedly but in conversations with friends and coleagues it appears that it is very rare for such consent to be given in a humanities discipline, at least.
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Yes, there are several ways to cite e-mails, interviews you’ve conducted, etc. I had to cite several e-mails and other sources for my thesis. However, if they don’t give you consent then ethically you can not use those correspondences.
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It happens all the time in the sciences, that you will see comments in a paper with a note (A. Scientist, private communication).
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Yes and there is a specific way to acknowledge it also, just look up apa or mla formats online to help you.
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