diff --git a/R/asa_article.R b/R/asa_article.R
index a6689c5d1..ec5a8487e 100644
--- a/R/asa_article.R
+++ b/R/asa_article.R
@@ -5,17 +5,26 @@
 #'
 #' @inheritParams rmarkdown::pdf_document
 #' @param ... Arguments to \code{rmarkdown::pdf_document}
+#' @inheritParams peerj_article
 #' @return R Markdown output format to pass to \code{\link[rmarkdown:render]{render}}
+#' @note If you use \code{rmarkdown::pdf_document()}, all internal references
+#' (i.e. tables and figures) must use \code{\\ref\{\}} whereas with
+#' \code{bookdown::pdf_document2()}, you can additionally use \code{\\@@ref()}.
 #' @examples
 #' \dontrun{
 #' rmarkdown::draft("MyArticle.Rmd", template = "asa_article", package = "rticles")
 #' }
 #'
 #' @export
-asa_article <- function(..., keep_tex = TRUE, citation_package = 'natbib'){
-  template <- find_resource("asa_article", "template.tex")
-  fmt <- inherit_pdf_document(template = template,
-                              keep_tex = keep_tex,
-                              citation_package = citation_package,
-                              ...)
+asa_article <- function(..., keep_tex = TRUE, citation_package = 'natbib',
+                        base_format = rmarkdown::pdf_document) {
+  if (inherits(base_format, "character")){
+    FMT <- eval(parse(text = base_format))
+  } else {
+    FMT <- match.fun(base_format)
+  }
+  out <- FMT(...,
+             citation_package = citation_package,
+             keep_tex = keep_tex,
+             template = find_resource("asa_article", "template.tex"))
 }
diff --git a/man/asa_article.Rd b/man/asa_article.Rd
index 589ef62ce..e3c09671b 100644
--- a/man/asa_article.Rd
+++ b/man/asa_article.Rd
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
 \alias{asa_article}
 \title{American Statistical Association (ASA) Journal format.}
 \usage{
-asa_article(..., keep_tex = TRUE, citation_package = "natbib")
+asa_article(..., keep_tex = TRUE, citation_package = "natbib",
+  base_format = rmarkdown::pdf_document)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{...}{Arguments to \code{rmarkdown::pdf_document}}
@@ -13,6 +14,10 @@ asa_article(..., keep_tex = TRUE, citation_package = "natbib")
 
 \item{citation_package}{The LaTeX package to process citations, \code{natbib}
 or \code{biblatex}. Use \code{none} if neither package is to be used.}
+
+\item{base_format}{The function to use for the base format of the article.
+By default, this is \code{rmarkdown::pdf_document}, but to use bookdown's
+cross-referencing feature, this can be set to \code{bookdown::pdf_document2}}
 }
 \value{
 R Markdown output format to pass to \code{\link[rmarkdown:render]{render}}
@@ -21,6 +26,11 @@ R Markdown output format to pass to \code{\link[rmarkdown:render]{render}}
 This format was adapted from The American Statistican format, but it
 should be fairly consistent across ASA journals
 }
+\note{
+If you use \code{rmarkdown::pdf_document()}, all internal references
+(i.e. tables and figures) must use \code{\\ref\{\}} whereas with
+\code{bookdown::pdf_document2()}, you can additionally use \code{\\@ref()}.
+}
 \examples{
 \dontrun{
 rmarkdown::draft("MyArticle.Rmd", template = "asa_article", package = "rticles")