The class formats documents in APA style (6th Edition). It provides a full set of facilities in three different output modes (journal-like appearance, double-spaced manuscript, LaTeX-like document), in contrast to the earlier apa6e, which only formats double-spaced manuscripts in APA style. The class can mask author identity for copies for use in masked peer review.

Citations are provided using the apacite bundle; the class requires that package if citations are to be typeset.

The class is a development of the apa class (which is no longer maintained).

The author is Brian Beitzel. The package is Copyright © 2011-2013 Brian D. Beitzel.