diff --git a/lib/Makefile.am b/lib/Makefile.am
index 4faf263051..8f55a90991 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -1383,6 +1383,7 @@ dist_layouts_DATA =\
 	layouts/iopart.layout \
 	layouts/isprs.layout \
 	layouts/jarticle.layout \
+	layouts/jasatex.layout \
 	layouts/jbook.layout \
 	layouts/jgrga.layout \
 	layouts/jreport.layout \
@@ -1549,6 +1550,7 @@ dist_templates_DATA = \
 	templates/IJMPC.lyx \
 	templates/IJMPD.lyx \
 	templates/IOP-article.lyx \
+	templates/JASA.lyx \
 	templates/JSS-article.lyx \
 	templates/kluwer.lyx \
 	templates/koma-letter2.lyx \
diff --git a/lib/layouts/jasatex.layout b/lib/layouts/jasatex.layout
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1821b5cfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/layouts/jasatex.layout
@@ -0,0 +1,258 @@
+#% Do not delete the line below; configure depends on this
+#  \DeclareLaTeXClass[jasatex]{article (JASA)}
+# JASATeX textclass definition file.
+# Author: Uwe Stöhr (uwestoehr@web.de)
+
+Format 36
+
+Columns                 1
+Sides                   1
+SecNumDepth             3
+TocDepth                3
+DefaultStyle            Standard
+
+ClassOptions
+	FontSize		10|11|12
+end
+
+Preamble
+	\setcitestyle{numbers} % use the numbers citation style as required by jasatex
+EndPreamble
+
+
+# This is just to show how to declare the default font.
+# The defaults are exactly those shown here.
+DefaultFont
+	Family			Roman
+	Series			Medium
+	Shape			Up
+	Size			Normal
+	Color			None
+EndFont
+
+
+Style Standard
+	Margin			Static
+	LatexType		Paragraph
+	LatexName		dummy
+	ParIndent		MM
+	ParSkip			0.4
+	Align			Block
+	AlignPossible		Block, Left, Right, Center
+	LabelType		No_Label
+End
+
+
+Input stdcounters.inc
+Input stdfloats.inc
+Input stdlists.inc
+Input stdsections.inc
+Input stdstarsections.inc
+
+NoStyle Chapter
+NoCounter chapter
+NoStyle Chapter*
+
+Provides natbib 1
+
+Style Title
+	Margin			Static
+	LatexType		Command
+	LatexName		title
+	Category		FrontMatter
+	InTitle			1
+	ParSkip			0.4
+	ItemSep			0
+	TopSep			0
+	BottomSep		1
+	ParSep			1
+	Align			Center
+	AlignPossible		Left, Right
+	LabelType		No_Label
+	Font
+	  Size			Largest
+	EndFont
+	HTMLTitle		true
+End
+
+
+Style Author
+	Margin			Static
+	LatexType		Command
+	LatexName		author
+	Category		FrontMatter
+	InTitle			1
+	LabelSep		xxx
+	ParSkip			0.4
+	TopSep			1.3
+	BottomSep		0.7
+	ParSep			0.7
+	Align			Center
+	AlignPossible		Center
+	LabelType		No_Label
+	Font
+	  Size			Large
+	EndFont
+End
+
+
+Style Affiliation
+	Margin			Static
+	LatexType		Command
+	LatexName		affiliation
+	Category		FrontMatter
+	InTitle			1
+	ParSkip			0.4
+	Align			Center
+	AlignPossible		Center
+	LabelType		No_Label
+	Font
+	  Shape			Italic
+	EndFont
+End
+
+
+Style "Alternative Affiliation"
+	CopyStyle		Affiliation
+	LatexType		Command
+	LatexName		altaffiliation
+	OptionalArgs		1
+End
+
+
+Style Homepage
+	CopyStyle		Affiliation
+	LatexName		homepage
+	Font
+	  Shape			Up
+	EndFont
+End
+
+
+Style Email
+	CopyStyle		Homepage
+	LatexName		email
+End
+
+
+Style Date
+	Margin			Dynamic
+	LatexType		Command
+	Category		FrontMatter
+	InTitle			1
+	LatexName		date
+	LabelSep		xxx
+	ParSkip			0.4
+	TopSep			0.9
+	BottomSep		0.5
+	ParSep			1
+	Align			Center
+	LabelType		No_Label
+	Font
+	  Size			Large
+	EndFont
+End
+
+
+Style Abstract
+	Margin			Static
+	LatexType		Environment
+	LatexName		abstract
+	Category		FrontMatter
+	InTitle			1
+	NextNoIndent		1
+	LeftMargin		MMM
+	RightMargin		MMM
+	ParIndent		MM
+	ItemSep			0
+	TopSep			0.7
+	BottomSep		0.7
+	ParSep			0
+	Align			Block
+	AlignPossible		Left, Right, Center, Block
+	LabelType		Centered_Top_Environment
+	LabelString		"Abstract"
+	LabelBottomSep		0.5
+	Font
+	  Size			Small
+	EndFont
+	LabelFont
+	  Series		Bold
+	  Size			Large
+	EndFont
+End
+
+
+Style Keywords
+	Margin			Dynamic
+	LatexType		Command
+	LatexName		keywords
+	Category		FrontMatter
+	InTitle			1
+	Align			Left
+	NextNoIndent		1
+	BottomSep		0.5
+	ParSkip			0.4
+	Align			Block
+	AlignPossible		Block
+	LabelSep		xx
+	LabelType		Static
+	LabelString		"Keywords:"
+	LabelFont
+	  Color			Green
+	  Series		Bold
+	EndFont		
+End
+
+
+Style PACS
+	CopyStyle		Keywords
+	LatexName		pacs
+	LabelString		"PACS numbers:"
+End
+
+Style "Preprint number"
+	CopyStyle		Keywords
+	LatexName		preprint
+	LabelString		"Preprint number:"
+End
+
+
+Style Acknowledgments
+	CopyStyle		Abstract
+	LatexName		acknowledgments
+	Category		BackMatter
+	LabelType		Top_Environment
+	LabelString		"Acknowledgments"
+	Font
+	  Size			Normal
+	EndFont
+	LabelFont
+	  Series		Bold
+	  Size			Normal
+	EndFont
+End
+
+
+Style Bibliography
+	Margin			First_Dynamic
+	LatexType		Bib_Environment
+	LatexName		thebibliography
+	Category		BackMatter
+	NextNoIndent		1
+	LeftMargin		MM
+	ParSkip			0.4
+	ItemSep			0
+	TopSep			0.7
+	BottomSep		0.7
+	ParSep			0.5
+	Align			Block
+	AlignPossible		Block
+	LabelType		Bibliography
+	LabelString		"References"
+	LabelBottomSep		1.2
+	LabelFont
+	  Series		Bold
+	  Size			Larger
+	EndFont
+End
diff --git a/lib/templates/JASA.lyx b/lib/templates/JASA.lyx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a0e72d905d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/templates/JASA.lyx
@@ -0,0 +1,429 @@
+#LyX 2.0 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
+\lyxformat 413
+\begin_document
+\begin_header
+\textclass jasatex
+\options showkeys
+\use_default_options false
+\maintain_unincluded_children false
+\language english
+\language_package default
+\inputencoding auto
+\fontencoding global
+\font_roman default
+\font_sans default
+\font_typewriter default
+\font_default_family default
+\use_non_tex_fonts false
+\font_sc false
+\font_osf false
+\font_sf_scale 100
+\font_tt_scale 100
+
+\graphics default
+\default_output_format default
+\output_sync 0
+\bibtex_command default
+\index_command default
+\paperfontsize default
+\spacing single
+\use_hyperref false
+\papersize default
+\use_geometry false
+\use_amsmath 1
+\use_esint 1
+\use_mhchem 1
+\use_mathdots 1
+\cite_engine natbib_authoryear
+\use_bibtopic false
+\use_indices false
+\paperorientation portrait
+\suppress_date false
+\use_refstyle 0
+\index Index
+\shortcut idx
+\color #008000
+\end_index
+\secnumdepth 3
+\tocdepth 3
+\paragraph_separation indent
+\paragraph_indentation default
+\quotes_language english
+\papercolumns 1
+\papersides 1
+\paperpagestyle default
+\tracking_changes false
+\output_changes false
+\html_math_output 0
+\html_css_as_file 0
+\html_be_strict false
+\end_header
+
+\begin_body
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset Note Note
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Use the document class option 
+\series bold
+nopreprint
+\series default
+ for non-preprints.
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Preprint number
+AIP/123-QED
+\begin_inset Note Note
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+does not appear in a non-preprint
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Title
+Manuscript Title
+\begin_inset Newline newline
+\end_inset
+
+that can span several lines
+\begin_inset Argument
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Short title
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset Note Note
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+The short tile appears at the bottom of the title page.
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Author
+An Author
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Alternative Affiliation
+Physics Department, XYZ University.
+\begin_inset Argument
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Also at 
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset Note Note
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+This affiliation appears as footnote.
+ The short title should be 
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+Also at 
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+.
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Author
+Second Author
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Email
+second.author@institution.abc
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Affiliation
+Authors' institution and/or address
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Author
+Charlie Author
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Homepage
+http://www.Second.institution.edu/
+\begin_inset ERT
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+
+~
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+Charlie.Author
+\begin_inset Note Note
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Tildes have to be inserted as TeX code.
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Affiliation
+Second institution and/or address
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Date
+\begin_inset ERT
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+
+
+\backslash
+today 
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\begin_inset Note Note
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+you can alternatively specify a certain date
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Abstract
+An article usually includes an abstract, a concise summary of the work covered
+ at length in the main body of the article.
+ It is used for secondary publications and for information retrieval purposes.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout PACS
+insert suggested PACS numbers
+\begin_inset Note Note
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+optional
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Keywords
+Suggested keywords
+\begin_inset Note Note
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+only appear in the output if the document class option 
+\series bold
+showkeys
+\series default
+ is used
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Section
+Introduction
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+Bla bla, as listed in 
+\begin_inset CommandInset citation
+LatexCommand cite
+key "Parkin2005,LComp2004"
+
+\end_inset
+
+.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset Formula 
+\begin{eqnarray}
+A & = & \prod_{i=1}^{\infty}B\nonumber \\
+ & = & C
+\end{eqnarray}
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Subsection
+Subsection
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Enumerate
+test
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Enumerate
+test
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Subsubsection
+Subsubsection
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+Bla, bla
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset Float figure
+placement h
+wide false
+sideways false
+status collapsed
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+\begin_inset Caption
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+Example figure.
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Acknowledgments
+Acknowledgments go here
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Section
+\start_of_appendix
+Appendix name
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+Appendix, only when needed, inserted behind the acknowledgments but before
+ the bibliography.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Section*
+-----------------
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+You can use either BibTeX:
+\begin_inset Note Note
+status open
+
+\begin_layout Plain Layout
+The following bibliography styles are allowed: 
+\family sans
+jasaauthyear
+\family default
+ or 
+\family sans
+jasanum
+\end_layout
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\begin_inset CommandInset bibtex
+LatexCommand bibtex
+bibfiles "../examples/biblioExample"
+options "bibtotoc,jasaauthyear"
+
+\end_inset
+
+
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Section*
+---------------------
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+\noindent
+Or plain bibliography:
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Bibliography
+\begin_inset CommandInset bibitem
+LatexCommand bibitem
+key "key-1"
+
+\end_inset
+
+Frank Mittelbach and Michel Goossens: 
+\emph on
+The LaTeX Companion Second Edition.
+
+\emph default
+ Addison-Wesley, 2004.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Bibliography
+\begin_inset CommandInset bibitem
+LatexCommand bibitem
+key "key-2"
+
+\end_inset
+
+Scott Pakin.
+ The comprehensive LaTeX symbol list, 2005.
+\end_layout
+
+\end_body
+\end_document