Surveys
What to include:
- Last name, First name of survey author (this may be you)
- Title of Survey
- Date (30 Sept. 2024)
Example of Works Cited Entry:
Smith, Jane. What's Important to You as a Pet Owner? 17 Sept. 2024.
In-Text Citation:
(Smith question #)
Interviews
What to include:
- Name of the other party (the party with whom you communicated)
- Type of communication (interview, letter)
- Date (day, month, year if possible)
- Location and city (if you're citing something like a lecture or class presentation)
- Subject line (if you're citing an email)
Examples of Works Cited Entries:
Interview
Doe, Jane. Personal interview. 26 Sept. 2024.
Email
Doe, Jane. "Re: Business Idea." Received by John Smith. 20 Sept. 2024.
In-Text Citation
In the body of your paper, mention the interviewee in the text. For example,
In an interview with Jane Doe in September, she indicated that...
Your reader will be able to use that information to locate the citation in your Works Cited.
Citing Mintel Reports
What to include:
- Author last name, first name
- Title of Report
- Mintel
- Publication Date
- URL (if you download the report, you'll find the permanent URL at the top of each page)
Examples of Works Cited Entries:
Zeigler, Jenny. 2025 Global Food & Drink Trends. Mintel, 30 September, 2024. https://clients.mintel.com/trend/2025-global-food-drink-trends
In-Text Citation:
If you download the report, you'll see page numbers (which will make it much easier to cite the work). If you don't include page numbers in your in-text citations, you'll include a section title and paragraph number.
Here are two different ways to provide an in-text citation for the same quote:
". . .food and drink brands will need to explain to consumers how nature and technology can complement – or better yet, enhance – each other" (Zeigler 23).
According to Zeigler, "food and drink brands will need to explain to consumers how nature and technology can complement – or better yet, enhance – each other" (23).