Magazine Article APA Template
Budget: $30 – $250 USD
I’m preparing a magazine-style publication but want every piece to follow strict APA formatting. To make this easy for future contributors, I need a clean, reusable template that applies all APA rules—margins, type hierarchy, in-text citations, reference list layout—yet still feels visually engaging for a magazine audience.
The template must open flawlessly in Microsoft Word (a secondary InDesign version is welcome if you prefer working there) and include pre-styled headings, paragraph formats, captions, table and figure call-outs, plus automated reference styling.
Core sections that have to be pre-formatted:
• Abstract
• Literature Review
• Methodology
• Results & Discussion
• Conclusions
• References
Current style: https://journals.enviromindsolutions.com/index.php/jeshs/article/view/49/38
Deliverables
1. A .docx file with every style saved and labelled clearly.
2. A brief read-me showing contributors how to apply each style and update the reference list.
I’ll consider the job complete when I can drop in sample text, generate the reference list with no manual tweaks, and export a PDF that looks publication-ready. If you’ve built similar templates before, especially ones balancing APA accuracy with magazine aesthetics, I’d love to see them.
The template must open flawlessly in Microsoft Word (a secondary InDesign version is welcome if you prefer working there) and include pre-styled headings, paragraph formats, captions, table and figure call-outs, plus automated reference styling.
Core sections that have to be pre-formatted:
• Abstract
• Literature Review
• Methodology
• Results & Discussion
• Conclusions
• References
Current style: https://journals.enviromindsolutions.com/index.php/jeshs/article/view/49/38
Deliverables
1. A .docx file with every style saved and labelled clearly.
2. A brief read-me showing contributors how to apply each style and update the reference list.
I’ll consider the job complete when I can drop in sample text, generate the reference list with no manual tweaks, and export a PDF that looks publication-ready. If you’ve built similar templates before, especially ones balancing APA accuracy with magazine aesthetics, I’d love to see them.