format-apa-report

name	format-apa-report
locale	caveman-ultra
source_locale	en
source_commit	82c77053
translator	Julius Brussee homage — caveman
translation_date	2026-04-24
description	Format a Quarto or R Markdown report following APA 7th edition style. Covers apaquarto/papaja packages, title page, abstracts, citations, tables, figures, and reference formatting. Use when writing an academic paper in APA format, creating a psychology or social science research report, generating reproducible manuscripts with embedded analysis, or preparing a thesis or dissertation chapter.
license	MIT
allowed-tools	Read Write Edit Bash Grep Glob
metadata	{"author":"Philipp Thoss","version":"1.0","domain":"reporting","complexity":"intermediate","language":"R","tags":"apa, academic, psychology, quarto, papaja"}

Format APA Report

Create APA 7th edition report via Quarto (apaquarto) or R Markdown (papaja).

Use When

• Academic paper APA
• Psychology/social science report
• Reproducible manuscripts w/ embedded analysis
• Thesis/dissertation chapter

In

• Required: Analysis code + results
• Required: Bibliography (.bib)
• Optional: Co-authors + affiliations
• Optional: Manuscript type (journal, student)

Do

Step 1: Choose Framework

Option A: apaquarto (Quarto, recommended)

install.packages("remotes")
remotes::install_github("wjschne/apaquarto")

Option B: papaja (R Markdown)

remotes::install_github("crsh/papaja")

→ Chosen framework installs + loadable via library(apaquarto) or library(papaja).

If err: install fails due to missing system deps (LaTeX for PDF) → install TinyTeX first quarto install tinytex. GitHub install fails → check remotes installed + GitHub accessible.

Step 2: Create Doc (apaquarto)

Create manuscript.qmd:

---
title: "Effects of Variable X on Outcome Y"
shorttitle: "Effects of X on Y"
author:
  - name: First Author
    corresponding: true
    orcid: 0000-0000
     
    
         
           
     
    
         
  [, , ]