Overview

pandect-apa7 — a pandect is a complete digest of a body of knowledge — provides a complete, modern implementation of the American Psychological Association (APA) Style (7th Edition) for Typst. Designed with modularity, developer ergonomics, and native accessibility in mind, it handles page geometry, typography, dual-mode title pages, 5-level hierarchical headings, accessible tables, figures, abstracts, appendices, statistical reporting, and formal STEM theorems.

🖼️ Visual Gallery

Every preview below is compiled directly from our included Typst examples with native PDF/UA-1 universal accessibility.

Student Paper Title Page	Professional Paper Title Page

Abstract & Keywords	Math & Statistics (APA 7)

Tables and Figures (APA 7 Compliant)

📖 Documentation Guides

We designed dedicated, low-cognitive-load guides organized with tables and practical snippets:

⚡ Quickstart

Get started immediately using one of our complete, production-ready templates:

#import "@preview/pandect-apa7:0.1.0": *

#show: apa7.with(
  paper-type: "student",
  title: "The Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Cognitive Performance",
  authors: (
    (
      name: "Rowell Urbaez Reyes",
      affiliation: "Department of Psychology, University Example",
    ),
  ),
  course: "PSYC 201: Research Methods in Psychology",
  instructor: "Dr. Jane Smith",
  due-date: datetime(year: 2026, month: 11, day: 9),
  abstract: [
    This study investigates the correlation between chronic sleep restriction and
    short-term working memory retention among undergraduate students...
  ],
  keywords: ("Sleep deprivation", "Cognitive psychology", "Memory retention"),
  lang: "en",
)

= Introduction

Sleep deprivation is a prevalent issue in modern academic environments...

#import "@preview/pandect-apa7:0.1.0": *

#show: apa7.with(
  paper-type: "professional",
  title: "Neural Correlates of Working Memory Retention",
  running-head: "WORKING MEMORY RETENTION",
  authors: (
    (
      name: "Rowell Urbaez Reyes",
      affiliation: "Department of Psychology, University Example",
    ),
  ),
  author-note: [
    Rowell Urbaez Reyes, Independent Researcher.

    Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Rowell Urbaez Reyes, Email: contact\@example.com.
  ],
  abstract: [
    This paper presents a standardized implementation of APA 7th edition formatting...
  ],
  keywords: ("APA style", "Typst", "Academic writing", "PDF/UA-1"),
  lang: "en",
)

= Introduction

As demonstrated by #cite-narrative(<baddeley1974>, page: 48), working memory capacity...

#import "@preview/pandect-apa7:0.1.0": *

#show: apa7.with(
  paper-type: "student",
  title: "Efectos de la Privación de Sueño en el Rendimiento Cognitivo",
  authors: (
    (name: "Carolina Sánchez", affiliation: "Universidad Nacional"),
    (name: "Carlos Pedraza", affiliation: "Universidad Nacional"),
    (name: "Joaquín Rueda", affiliation: "Universidad Nacional"),
  ),
  course: "PSIC 201: Metodología de la Investigación",
  instructor: "Dra. María Duarte",
  due-date: datetime(year: 2026, month: 11, day: 9),
  abstract: [
    Este estudio analiza el impacto de la restricción crónica del sueño sobre la memoria...
  ],
  keywords: ("Privación de sueño", "Memoria de trabajo", "Psicología cognitiva"),
  lang: "es", // Activa "y" sin coma serial, "Referencias", "Resumen", "Tabla", etc.
)

= Introducción

La privación del sueño es un problema prevalente en el ámbito académico contemporáneo...

♿ Accessibility & Screen Readers

pandect-apa7 is engineered for Universal Access and conforms natively to PDF/UA-1 (ISO 14289-1).

When navigating compiled PDFs using screen readers like NVDA, JAWS, or VoiceOver:

• H / Shift + H: Jump forward/backward between section headings.
• 1 – 5: Jump directly to specific heading levels.
• T / Shift + T: Jump directly to data tables.
• Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Keys: Navigate table cells. Column headers are spoken automatically before each data cell.
• Headers and page numbers are isolated as PDF Artifacts so speech synthesis is not interrupted between pages.

# Validate your document against the PDF/UA-1 standard
typst compile --pdf-standard ua-1 paper.typ paper.pdf

🌟 Core Features

• Strict Page Geometry: Standard Letter (or A4) dimensions, 1-inch (2.54 cm) margins on all sides, and top-right page numbers.
• Dual Title Page Modes: Student cover (course, instructor, due date) and Professional cover (running head, author note).
• APA 7 Headings (Levels 1–5): Automated formatting for all five heading levels (Levels 4 & 5 run-in with automatic trailing period).
• Approved Typography: Native presets for standard APA fonts (Times New Roman 12pt, Georgia 11pt, Calibri 11pt, Arial 11pt) with double line spacing (200%) and 0.5-inch paragraph indentation.
• Structured Tables & Figures: Compliant layouts with captions on top, three-rule horizontal borders, zero vertical lines, and notes at the bottom.
• Abstract & Keywords: Dedicated unindented abstract page with formatted keywords.
• Appendices: Automatic labeling and formatting with subordinate numbering (Table A1, Figure A1).
• Statistical Reporting (apa-stat): Automatic omission of leading zeros for bounded statistics ($p, r, \eta_p^2$), formatted confidence intervals, and $t$/$F$/$\chi^2$ tests.
• STEM Theorems & Proofs: #apa-theorem, #apa-definition, #apa-proof with automatic QED symbol and Spanish operators (sen, tg, mcd, etc.).
• Bilingual Localization (EN / ES): Full support for English (Oxford comma and ampersands) and Spanish (RAE / normas-apa.org conjunction rules).

📂 Module Architecture

The framework is strictly divided into cohesive modules, with every single file guaranteed under 400 lines:

src/
├── lib.typ             # Main entry point, orchestrator, and public facade (150 lines)
└── apa7/
    ├── layout.typ      # Page dimensions, margins, running heads, and page numbers (87 lines)
    ├── typography.typ  # Typeface settings, paragraph indents, quotes, and footnotes (92 lines)
    ├── heading.typ     # Rules and show functions for Heading Levels 1 to 5 (56 lines)
    ├── cover.typ       # Student and Professional cover page renderers (162 lines)
    ├── abstract.typ    # Abstract layout and keywords block (71 lines)
    ├── table.typ       # APA compliant table styling and notes (93 lines)
    ├── figure.typ      # APA compliant figure layouts and captions (80 lines)
    ├── appendix.typ    # Appendix title and letter-sequencing utilities (69 lines)
    ├── reference.typ   # References list, hanging indents, and citation helpers (102 lines)
    ├── stat.typ        # Statistical reporting engine (apa-stat, apa-t, etc.) (204 lines)
    └── theorem.typ     # STEM academic blocks and accessible math helpers (162 lines)

Development & Testing

To compile or inspect the package locally:

# Clone the repository
git clone git@github.com:Row0902/pandect-apa7.git
cd pandect-apa7

# Compile an example with Universal Accessibility (PDF/UA-1)
typst compile --pdf-standard ua-1 examples/minimal.typ examples/minimal.pdf

🚀 Release Orchestration

This project uses Cutver for automated Semantic Versioning, conventional changelog generation, and sandboxed release orchestration. All releases are preflight-audited with cutver doctor and published by @cutver-release[bot].

Author

Rowell Urbaez Reyes

• GitHub: @Row0902

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.