#LyX 2.4 created this file. For more info see https://www.lyx.org/ \lyxformat 612 \begin_document \begin_header \save_transient_properties true \origin /systemlyxdir/templates/Articles/ \textclass apa \begin_preamble %% uncomment the following line to get this information % below the tile %\note{Draft of \today} %% Some information on the journal. This will be %% printed on the headline of the first page %% Just uncomment wir a '%' if you don't want this % Journal name \journal{The Test Journal} % volume, number, pages \volume{Vol. 0 (2007), pp.~1--22} % copyright notice \ccoppy{\textcopyright\ The Author} % Serial number or other reference \copnum{ISSN XXX-XXXX-XXXX} %% The usual ... \acknowledgements{Author notes, acknowledgements, contact information go here \ldots} \note{This is a note} \end_preamble \options jou \use_default_options false \maintain_unincluded_children no \language english \language_package default \inputencoding utf8 \fontencoding auto \font_roman "default" "default" \font_sans "default" "default" \font_typewriter "default" "default" \font_math "auto" "auto" \font_default_family default \use_non_tex_fonts false \font_sc false \font_roman_osf false \font_sans_osf false \font_typewriter_osf false \font_sf_scale 100 100 \font_tt_scale 100 100 \use_microtype false \use_dash_ligatures false \graphics default \default_output_format default \output_sync 0 \bibtex_command bibtex \index_command default \paperfontsize default \spacing single \use_hyperref false \papersize default \use_geometry false \use_package amsmath 1 \use_package amssymb 1 \use_package cancel 1 \use_package esint 1 \use_package mathdots 1 \use_package mathtools 1 \use_package mhchem 1 \use_package stackrel 1 \use_package stmaryrd 1 \use_package undertilde 1 \cite_engine natbib \cite_engine_type authoryear \biblio_style plainnat \use_bibtopic false \use_indices false \paperorientation portrait \suppress_date false \justification true \use_refstyle 0 \use_minted 0 \use_lineno 0 \index Index \shortcut idx \color #008000 \end_index \secnumdepth 3 \tocdepth 3 \paragraph_separation indent \paragraph_indentation default \is_math_indent 0 \math_numbering_side default \quotes_style english \dynamic_quotes 0 \papercolumns 1 \papersides 1 \paperpagestyle default \tablestyle default \tracking_changes false \output_changes false \change_bars false \postpone_fragile_content false \html_math_output 0 \html_css_as_file 0 \html_be_strict false \docbook_table_output 0 \docbook_mathml_prefix 1 \end_header \begin_body \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Note Note status open \begin_layout Plain Layout Note that the APA class provides three different \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset modes \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset that generate different looks: \emph on Manuscript mode (man) \emph default , \emph on Printed Journal mode (jou) \emph default and \emph on Regular \SpecialChar LaTeX mode (doc) \emph default . The modes can be switched by entering the class options \emph on man \emph default , \emph on jou \emph default or \emph on doc \emph default to Document\SpecialChar menuseparator Settings\SpecialChar menuseparator Options. This template uses the Printed Journal mode. \end_layout \begin_layout Plain Layout Have a look at Document\SpecialChar menuseparator Settings\SpecialChar menuseparator Preamble for further settings like acknowledgements. A brief documentation can be found at \begin_inset Flex URL status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout https://ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/apa/apacls.html \end_layout \end_inset . \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Title Title \end_layout \begin_layout RightHeader Running Head for Journal and \SpecialChar LaTeX Mode \begin_inset Note Note status open \begin_layout Plain Layout for manuscript mode, use \emph on ShortTitle \emph default instead \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Author Author's Name \end_layout \begin_layout Affiliation Department of Psychology \begin_inset Newline newline \end_inset Your university \begin_inset Note Note status open \begin_layout Plain Layout If your paper is written by multiple authors from the same affiliation, just enter them as \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset Author1 and Author2 \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset . However, if there are multiple authors from different affiliations involved, chose \emph on TwoAuthors \emph default , \emph on ThreeAuthors \emph default or \emph on FourAuthors \emph default instead auf \emph on Author \emph default . Note that in this case, authors have to be separated by \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout }{ \end_layout \end_inset in \SpecialChar TeX mode, e. \begin_inset space \thinspace{} \end_inset g. \begin_inset space \space{} \end_inset \begin_inset Quotes eld \end_inset My name \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout }{ \end_layout \end_inset My colleague's name \begin_inset Quotes erd \end_inset . Note further that you must use the corresponding Affiliation style, i. \begin_inset space \thinspace{} \end_inset g. \begin_inset space \space{} \end_inset \emph on TwoAffiliations \emph default for \emph on TwoAuthors \emph default , etc. (using again the \begin_inset ERT status collapsed \begin_layout Plain Layout }{ \end_layout \end_inset separator). \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Abstract Stuff we did. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Article starts here. \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Just to test the bibliography, we are citing some fake authors here: \begin_inset CommandInset citation LatexCommand citet key "article-full" literal "true" \end_inset , \begin_inset CommandInset citation LatexCommand citet key "booklet-full" literal "true" \end_inset , \begin_inset CommandInset citation LatexCommand citet key "misc-full" literal "true" \end_inset . \end_layout \begin_layout Section Methods \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Descibing our methods \SpecialChar ldots \end_layout \begin_layout Subsection Participants \end_layout \begin_layout Standard Involved participants \SpecialChar ldots \end_layout \begin_layout Subsection Procedures \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \SpecialChar ldots and procedures \end_layout \begin_layout Section Results \end_layout \begin_layout Standard And what came out \SpecialChar ldots \end_layout \begin_layout Subsection Descriptives \end_layout \begin_layout Standard This \SpecialChar ldots \end_layout \begin_layout Subsection Analysis \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \SpecialChar ldots and that. \end_layout \begin_layout Section Discussion \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset Note Note status open \begin_layout Plain Layout The APA class has a hardcoded bibliography style (apacite). So whatever you chose below in the Bib\SpecialChar TeX setting as a bibliography style, it will be ignored. \end_layout \end_inset \end_layout \begin_layout Standard \begin_inset CommandInset bibtex LatexCommand bibtex bibfiles "xampl" options "plain" \end_inset \end_layout \end_body \end_document