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+apa.cls LaTeX2e document class; version 1.3.2 of January 2006
+
apa.cls is a LaTeX2e class file that makes your document conform to
-the APA Publication Manual (Fifth Edition, 2001) specifications for
-manuscripts or to the APA journal look found in journals like the
-Journal of Experimental Psychology etc. In addition, it provides a
-regular LaTeX-like output with a few enhancements and APA-motivated
-changes.
+the American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual (Fifth
+Edition, 2001) specifications for manuscripts or to the APA journal
+look found in journals like the Journal of Experimental Psychology.
+In addition, it provides a regular LaTeX-like output with a few
+enhancements and APA-motivated changes.
-This is a document *class* which uses (and modifies) some packages to
+This is a document *class* which uses (and modifies) other packages to
achieve strictly defined formatting results and also uses the apacite
package (sty & bst) for citations and references. If you only want
-APA-like citation for other kinds of documents (e.g., a thesis) use
-apacite.sty with an appropriate class.
+APA-like citation for other kinds of documents use apacite.sty with
+an appropriate class. In particular, apa.cls is *NOT* appropriate for
+your thesis; don't even consider using it for that purpose.
In order to use this document class you need some packages that may
not be present in your LaTeX distribution. Please read apacls.txt
carefully to understand what you need to install and what is possible
with apa.cls, then read examples.txt carefully to understand how to
-use apa.cls (macros and instructions).
+use apa.cls (macros and instructions). Check out apaexample.tex, a
+minimal example file that produces actual manuscript-like output.
+
+apa.cls is not in any way connected to, endorsed by, or probably known
+at all at the American Psychological Association. APA does not even
+accept manuscript submissions in LaTeX source. The author of apa.cls
+has made every effort to achieve typesetting results conforming to
+the APA manual, because he uses it for his manuscripts. However, he
+is not responsible if the editor does not approve of a manuscript
+typeset with apa.cls, if your computer blows up while processing your
+manuscript with apa.cls, or for anything else that may go wrong with
+apa.cls, or with anything else for that matter.
Athanassios Protopapas
protopap@ilsp.gr
-August 2002
+January 2006
+
+======================
+
+List of files in distribution:
+
+README This file
+LICENCE apa.cls terms of distribution and use
+apa.cls The APA-style document class
+CHANGELOG.txt A text file documenting apa.cls updates
+apacls.txt Instructions for using apa.cls (plain text)
+apacls.html Description of apa.cls and usage instructions (HTML)
+apaenum.txt Instructions for using APA list environments
+examples.txt Guide with examples of correct apa.cls macro usage
+apaexample.tex Sample APA-style manuscript using apa.cls
+examplebib.bib Sample bibliography file accompanying apaexample.tex
+endfloat.cfg Configuration file to make endfloat aware of longtable
+ and sideways table floating environments
+*.apa Language-specific definitions of special APA-style
+ strings (section headings)