diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/framework/__init__.py b/qiskit_experiments/framework/__init__.py
index 40aceadd5c..fde8669855 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/framework/__init__.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/framework/__init__.py
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
 from qiskit_experiments.database_service.db_analysis_result import DbAnalysisResultV1
 from qiskit_experiments.database_service.db_fitval import FitVal
 from .base_analysis import BaseAnalysis
-from .base_experiment import BaseExperiment, ExperimentConfig, fix_class_docs
+from .base_experiment import BaseExperiment, ExperimentConfig
 from .analysis_result_data import AnalysisResultData
 from .experiment_data import ExperimentData
 from .composite import (
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/framework/base_experiment.py b/qiskit_experiments/framework/base_experiment.py
index e08ae49721..3cb393c7a3 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/framework/base_experiment.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/framework/base_experiment.py
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@
 
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 import copy
-import inspect
 import dataclasses
-from functools import wraps
 from collections import OrderedDict
 from typing import Sequence, Optional, Tuple, List, Dict, Union, Any
 
@@ -28,6 +26,7 @@
 from qiskit.exceptions import QiskitError
 from qiskit.qobj.utils import MeasLevel
 from qiskit.providers.options import Options
+from qiskit_experiments.framework.settings import Settings
 from qiskit_experiments.framework.experiment_data import ExperimentData
 from qiskit_experiments.version import __version__
 
@@ -86,7 +85,7 @@ def experiment(self) -> "BaseExperiment":
             raise QiskitError("{}\nError Message:\n{}".format(msg, str(ex))) from ex
 
 
-class BaseExperiment(ABC):
+class BaseExperiment(ABC, Settings):
     """Abstract base class for experiments.
 
     Class Attributes:
@@ -143,39 +142,6 @@ def __init__(
         if isinstance(backend, (Backend, BaseBackend)):
             self._set_backend(backend)
 
-    def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
-        """Store init args and kwargs for subclass __init__ methods"""
-        # This method automatically stores all arg and kwargs from subclass
-        # init methods for use in converting an experiment to config
-
-        # Get all non-self init args and kwarg names for subclass
-        spec = inspect.getfullargspec(cls.__init__)
-        init_arg_names = spec.args[1:]
-        num_init_kwargs = len(spec.defaults) if spec.defaults else 0
-        num_init_args = len(init_arg_names) - num_init_kwargs
-
-        # Convert passed values for args and kwargs into an ordered dict
-        # This will sort args passed as kwargs and kwargs passed as
-        # positional args in the function call
-        num_call_args = len(args)
-        ord_args = OrderedDict()
-        ord_kwargs = OrderedDict()
-        for i, argname in enumerate(init_arg_names):
-            if i < num_init_args:
-                update = ord_args
-            else:
-                update = ord_kwargs
-            if i < num_call_args:
-                update[argname] = args[i]
-            elif argname in kwargs:
-                update[argname] = kwargs[argname]
-
-        # pylint: disable = attribute-defined-outside-init
-        instance = super(BaseExperiment, cls).__new__(cls)
-        instance.__init_args__ = ord_args
-        instance.__init_kwargs__ = ord_kwargs
-        return instance
-
     @property
     def experiment_type(self) -> str:
         """Return experiment type."""
@@ -546,20 +512,3 @@ def _add_job_metadata(self, metadata: Dict[str, Any], jobs: BaseJob, **run_optio
                 "run_options": copy.copy(run_options),
             }
         ]
-
-
-def fix_class_docs(wrapped_cls):
-    """Experiment class decorator to fix class doc formatting.
-
-    This fixes the BaseExperiment subclass documentation so that
-    the correct init arg and kwargs are shown for the class documentation,
-    rather than the generic args of the BaseExperiment.__new__ method.
-    """
-
-    @wraps(wrapped_cls.__init__, assigned=("__annotations__",))
-    def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
-        return super(wrapped_cls, cls).__new__(cls, *args, **kwargs)
-
-    wrapped_cls.__new__ = __new__
-
-    return wrapped_cls
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/framework/composite/batch_experiment.py b/qiskit_experiments/framework/composite/batch_experiment.py
index 274a72a267..718c630ec2 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/framework/composite/batch_experiment.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/framework/composite/batch_experiment.py
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@
 
 from qiskit import QuantumCircuit
 from qiskit.providers.backend import Backend
-from qiskit_experiments.framework.base_experiment import fix_class_docs
 from .composite_experiment import CompositeExperiment, BaseExperiment
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class BatchExperiment(CompositeExperiment):
     """Combine multiple experiments into a batch experiment.
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/framework/composite/parallel_experiment.py b/qiskit_experiments/framework/composite/parallel_experiment.py
index c6a842ddac..d1ad92abd1 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/framework/composite/parallel_experiment.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/framework/composite/parallel_experiment.py
@@ -16,11 +16,9 @@
 
 from qiskit import QuantumCircuit, ClassicalRegister
 from qiskit.providers.backend import Backend
-from qiskit_experiments.framework.base_experiment import fix_class_docs
 from .composite_experiment import CompositeExperiment, BaseExperiment
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class ParallelExperiment(CompositeExperiment):
     """Combine multiple experiments into a parallel experiment.
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/framework/settings.py b/qiskit_experiments/framework/settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8c407515c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/framework/settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,114 @@
+# This code is part of Qiskit.
+#
+# (C) Copyright IBM 2021.
+#
+# This code is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. You may
+# obtain a copy of this license in the LICENSE.txt file in the root directory
+# of this source tree or at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+#
+# Any modifications or derivative works of this code must retain this
+# copyright notice, and modified files need to carry a notice indicating
+# that they have been altered from the originals.
+"""
+Settings mixing class
+"""
+
+import inspect
+from collections import OrderedDict
+from functools import wraps
+from typing import Dict, Any
+
+
+class Settings:
+    """Class mixing for storing instance init settings.
+
+    This mixin adds a ``__new__`` method that stores the values of args
+    and kwargs passed to the class instances ``__init__`` method and a
+    ``settings`` property that returns an ordered dict of these values.
+
+    .. note::
+
+        This mixin is intended as a mixing for base classes so that when
+        creating subclasses, those subclasses can inherit the logic for
+        saving and returning settings.
+
+        Note that there is small performance overhead to initializing classes
+        with this mixin so it should not be used for adding settings to all
+        classes without consideration. For classes that already store values
+        required to recover the ``__init__`` args they should instead
+        implement an appropriate :meth:`settings` property directly.
+    """
+
+    def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
+        # This method automatically stores all arg and kwargs from subclass
+        # init methods
+        spec = inspect.getfullargspec(cls.__init__)
+        if spec.varargs:
+            # raise exception if class init accepts variadic positional args
+            raise TypeError(
+                "Settings mixin cannot be used with an init method that "
+                " accepts variadic positional args "
+            )
+
+        # Get lists of named args and kwargs for classes init method
+        init_args = spec.args[1:]
+        defaults_kwargs = spec.defaults or []
+        num_named_kwargs = len(defaults_kwargs)
+        num_named_args = len(init_args) - num_named_kwargs
+        named_args = init_args[0:num_named_args]
+        named_kwargs = init_args[num_named_args:]
+
+        # Initialize ordered dicts for named args and kwargs using the
+        # argspec ordering
+        ord_args = OrderedDict(zip(named_args, [None] * num_named_args))
+        ord_kwargs = OrderedDict(zip(named_kwargs, defaults_kwargs))
+
+        # Sort called positional args
+        for i, (argname, argval) in enumerate(zip(init_args, args)):
+            if i < num_named_args:
+                ord_args[argname] = argval
+            else:
+                ord_kwargs[argname] = argval
+
+        # Sort called kwargs
+        for argname, argval in kwargs.items():
+            if argname in named_args:
+                ord_args[argname] = argval
+            else:
+                ord_kwargs[argname] = argval
+
+        # pylint: disable = attribute-defined-outside-init
+        instance = super().__new__(cls)
+        instance.__init_args__ = ord_args
+        instance.__init_kwargs__ = ord_kwargs
+        return instance
+
+    def __init_subclass__(cls, **kwargs):
+        # This method fixes class documentations for subclass
+        # that inherit the base class new method
+        super().__init_subclass__(**kwargs)
+
+        # Copy the doc string and annotation from the subclasses
+        # init method to its new method to override base class
+        # __new__ documentation
+        @wraps(cls.__init__, assigned=("__annotations__",))
+        def __new__(sub_cls, *args, **kwargs):
+            return super(cls, sub_cls).__new__(sub_cls, *args, **kwargs)
+
+        # Monkey patch the subclass new method with the method with
+        # fixed documentation annotations
+        cls.__new__ = __new__
+
+    @property
+    def settings(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Return the settings used to initialize this instance."""
+        settings = {}
+        # Note that this relies on dicts entries being implicitly ordered
+        # to store init args as kwargs.
+        args = getattr(self, "__init_args__", {})
+        for key, val in args.items():
+            settings[key] = val
+        kwargs = getattr(self, "__init_kwargs__", {})
+        for key, val in kwargs.items():
+            settings[key] = val
+        return settings
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/fine_amplitude.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/fine_amplitude.py
index 8803a2b7ac..9cbd3c3c34 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/fine_amplitude.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/fine_amplitude.py
@@ -23,12 +23,11 @@
     BackendCalibrations,
 )
 from qiskit_experiments.library.characterization import FineAmplitude
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import ExperimentData, Options, fix_class_docs
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import ExperimentData, Options
 from qiskit_experiments.calibration_management.update_library import BaseUpdater
 from qiskit_experiments.library.characterization.analysis import FineXAmplitudeAnalysis
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class FineAmplitudeCal(BaseCalibrationExperiment, FineAmplitude):
     r"""A calibration version of the :class:`FineAmplitude` experiment.
 
@@ -148,7 +147,6 @@ def update_calibrations(self, experiment_data: ExperimentData):
             )
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class FineXAmplitudeCal(FineAmplitudeCal):
     """A calibration experiment to calibrate the amplitude of the X schedule."""
 
@@ -196,7 +194,6 @@ def _default_analysis_options(cls) -> Options:
         return options
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class FineSXAmplitudeCal(FineAmplitudeCal):
     """A calibration experiment to calibrate the amplitude of the SX schedule."""
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/fine_drag_cal.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/fine_drag_cal.py
index 6961aef7ea..1929d81c7f 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/fine_drag_cal.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/fine_drag_cal.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from qiskit.pulse import Play
 
 from qiskit_experiments.exceptions import CalibrationError
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import ExperimentData, fix_class_docs, Options
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import ExperimentData, Options
 from qiskit_experiments.calibration_management import (
     BaseCalibrationExperiment,
     BackendCalibrations,
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 from qiskit_experiments.library.characterization.fine_drag import FineDrag
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class FineDragCal(BaseCalibrationExperiment, FineDrag):
     """A calibration version of the fine drag experiment."""
 
@@ -150,7 +149,6 @@ def update_calibrations(self, experiment_data: ExperimentData):
             )
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class FineXDragCal(FineDragCal):
     """Fine drag calibration of X gate."""
 
@@ -182,7 +180,6 @@ def __init__(
         )
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class FineSXDragCal(FineDragCal):
     """Fine drag calibration of X gate."""
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/frequency_cal.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/frequency_cal.py
index db8acf95fe..61440e32fe 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/frequency_cal.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/frequency_cal.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from qiskit import QuantumCircuit
 from qiskit.providers.backend import Backend
 
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import ExperimentData, fix_class_docs
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import ExperimentData
 from qiskit_experiments.library.characterization.ramsey_xy import RamseyXY
 from qiskit_experiments.calibration_management.backend_calibrations import BackendCalibrations
 from qiskit_experiments.calibration_management.update_library import BaseUpdater
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 )
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class FrequencyCal(BaseCalibrationExperiment, RamseyXY):
     """A qubit frequency calibration experiment based on the Ramsey XY experiment.
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/half_angle_cal.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/half_angle_cal.py
index 58bbabf1a6..56cbeae1a1 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/half_angle_cal.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/half_angle_cal.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from qiskit import QuantumCircuit
 from qiskit.providers.backend import Backend
 
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import ExperimentData, fix_class_docs
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import ExperimentData
 from qiskit_experiments.calibration_management import (
     BaseCalibrationExperiment,
     BackendCalibrations,
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 from qiskit_experiments.calibration_management.update_library import BaseUpdater
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class HalfAngleCal(BaseCalibrationExperiment, HalfAngle):
     """Calibration version of the half-angle experiment."""
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/rough_amplitude_cal.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/rough_amplitude_cal.py
index 4f5344abaa..5b2fce026e 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/rough_amplitude_cal.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/rough_amplitude_cal.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 from qiskit.circuit import Parameter
 from qiskit.providers.backend import Backend
 
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import ExperimentData, Options, fix_class_docs
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import ExperimentData, Options
 from qiskit_experiments.calibration_management import BaseCalibrationExperiment, BackendCalibrations
 from qiskit_experiments.library.characterization import Rabi
 from qiskit_experiments.calibration_management.update_library import BaseUpdater
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 )
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class RoughAmplitudeCal(BaseCalibrationExperiment, Rabi):
     """A calibration version of the Rabi experiment.
 
@@ -198,7 +197,6 @@ def update_calibrations(self, experiment_data: ExperimentData):
                 )
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class RoughXSXAmplitudeCal(RoughAmplitudeCal):
     """A rough amplitude calibration of x and sx gates."""
 
@@ -228,7 +226,6 @@ def __init__(
         ]
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class EFRoughXSXAmplitudeCal(RoughAmplitudeCal):
     """A rough amplitude calibration of x and sx gates on the 1<->2 transition."""
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/rough_drag_cal.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/rough_drag_cal.py
index 4710400563..92d3e620ad 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/rough_drag_cal.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/rough_drag_cal.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 from qiskit.circuit import Parameter
 from qiskit.providers.backend import Backend
 
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import ExperimentData, fix_class_docs
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import ExperimentData
 from qiskit_experiments.calibration_management import (
     BaseCalibrationExperiment,
     BackendCalibrations,
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 from qiskit_experiments.library.characterization.drag import RoughDrag
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class RoughDragCal(BaseCalibrationExperiment, RoughDrag):
     """A calibration version of the Drag experiment.
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/rough_frequency.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/rough_frequency.py
index a7cfefc7d0..bc5dc1a77c 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/rough_frequency.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/calibration/rough_frequency.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 from typing import Iterable, Optional
 from qiskit.providers.backend import Backend
 
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import fix_class_docs
 from qiskit_experiments.library.characterization.qubit_spectroscopy import QubitSpectroscopy
 from qiskit_experiments.library.characterization.ef_spectroscopy import EFSpectroscopy
 from qiskit_experiments.calibration_management.update_library import Frequency
@@ -25,7 +24,6 @@
 )
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class RoughFrequencyCal(BaseCalibrationExperiment, QubitSpectroscopy):
     """A calibration experiment that runs QubitSpectroscopy."""
 
@@ -70,7 +68,6 @@ def __init__(
         )
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class RoughEFFrequencyCal(BaseCalibrationExperiment, EFSpectroscopy):
     """A calibration experiment that runs QubitSpectroscopy."""
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/cr_hamiltonian.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/cr_hamiltonian.py
index 562855ccbe..e0ba73b8e9 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/cr_hamiltonian.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/cr_hamiltonian.py
@@ -20,11 +20,10 @@
 from qiskit.exceptions import QiskitError
 from qiskit.providers import Backend
 from qiskit.utils import apply_prefix
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, Options, fix_class_docs
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, Options
 from qiskit_experiments.library.characterization.analysis import CrossResonanceHamiltonianAnalysis
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class CrossResonanceHamiltonian(BaseExperiment):
     r"""Cross resonance Hamiltonian tomography experiment.
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/drag.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/drag.py
index 76f7bc119a..a7dce60792 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/drag.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/drag.py
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@
 from qiskit.providers.backend import Backend
 from qiskit.pulse import ScheduleBlock
 
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, Options, fix_class_docs
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, Options
 from qiskit_experiments.exceptions import CalibrationError
 from qiskit_experiments.library.characterization.analysis import DragCalAnalysis
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class RoughDrag(BaseExperiment):
     r"""An experiment that scans the DRAG parameter to find the optimal value.
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/ef_spectroscopy.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/ef_spectroscopy.py
index 6ef339a7ef..16a8ee3cb8 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/ef_spectroscopy.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/ef_spectroscopy.py
@@ -17,10 +17,9 @@
 
 from qiskit_experiments.curve_analysis import ParameterRepr
 from qiskit_experiments.library.characterization.qubit_spectroscopy import QubitSpectroscopy
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import Options, fix_class_docs
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import Options
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class EFSpectroscopy(QubitSpectroscopy):
     """Class that runs spectroscopy on the e-f transition by scanning the frequency.
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/fine_amplitude.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/fine_amplitude.py
index 45db8a2648..e9947fa795 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/fine_amplitude.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/fine_amplitude.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 from qiskit.circuit import Gate
 from qiskit.circuit.library import XGate, SXGate
 from qiskit.providers.backend import Backend
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, Options, fix_class_docs
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, Options
 from qiskit_experiments.library.characterization.analysis import (
     FineAmplitudeAnalysis,
     FineXAmplitudeAnalysis,
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 from qiskit_experiments.exceptions import CalibrationError
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class FineAmplitude(BaseExperiment):
     r"""Error amplifying fine amplitude calibration experiment.
 
@@ -204,7 +203,6 @@ def circuits(self) -> List[QuantumCircuit]:
         return circuits
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class FineXAmplitude(FineAmplitude):
     r"""A fine amplitude experiment with all the options set for the :math:`\pi`-rotation.
 
@@ -250,7 +248,6 @@ def _default_analysis_options(cls) -> Options:
         return options
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class FineSXAmplitude(FineAmplitude):
     r"""A fine amplitude experiment with all the options set for the :math:`\pi/2`-rotation.
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/fine_drag.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/fine_drag.py
index 632bbd22bc..9d6b170782 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/fine_drag.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/fine_drag.py
@@ -19,13 +19,12 @@
 from qiskit.circuit import Gate
 from qiskit.circuit.library import XGate, SXGate
 from qiskit.providers.backend import Backend
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, Options, fix_class_docs
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, Options
 from qiskit_experiments.library.characterization.analysis import (
     FineDragAnalysis,
 )
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class FineDrag(BaseExperiment):
     r"""Fine DRAG experiment.
 
@@ -227,7 +226,6 @@ def circuits(self) -> List[QuantumCircuit]:
         return circuits
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class FineXDrag(FineDrag):
     """Class to fine calibrate the DRAG parameter of an X gate.
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/half_angle.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/half_angle.py
index 1fd3f67216..288bed9714 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/half_angle.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/half_angle.py
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@
 from qiskit import QuantumCircuit
 from qiskit.providers import Backend
 
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, Options, fix_class_docs
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, Options
 from qiskit_experiments.library.characterization.analysis import FineHalfAngleAnalysis
 from qiskit_experiments.curve_analysis import ParameterRepr
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class HalfAngle(BaseExperiment):
     r"""An experiment class to measure the amount by which sx and x are not parallel.
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/qubit_spectroscopy.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/qubit_spectroscopy.py
index d59c61efff..09314d0131 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/qubit_spectroscopy.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/qubit_spectroscopy.py
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@
 from qiskit.qobj.utils import MeasLevel
 from qiskit.utils import apply_prefix
 
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, Options, fix_class_docs
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, Options
 from qiskit_experiments.curve_analysis import ParameterRepr, ResonanceAnalysis
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class QubitSpectroscopy(BaseExperiment):
     """Class that runs spectroscopy by sweeping the qubit frequency.
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/rabi.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/rabi.py
index 761774ced7..39acc029aa 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/rabi.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/rabi.py
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@
 from qiskit.pulse import ScheduleBlock
 from qiskit.exceptions import QiskitError
 
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, Options, fix_class_docs
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, Options
 from qiskit_experiments.curve_analysis import ParameterRepr, OscillationAnalysis
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class Rabi(BaseExperiment):
     """An experiment that scans a pulse amplitude to calibrate rotations between 0 and 1.
 
@@ -173,7 +172,6 @@ def circuits(self) -> List[QuantumCircuit]:
         return circs
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class EFRabi(Rabi):
     """An experiment that scans the amplitude of a pulse inducing rotations between 1 and 2.
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/ramsey_xy.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/ramsey_xy.py
index c508a6ad1a..0a0d5b820d 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/ramsey_xy.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/ramsey_xy.py
@@ -20,11 +20,10 @@
 from qiskit.utils import apply_prefix
 from qiskit.providers.backend import Backend
 
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, fix_class_docs
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment
 from qiskit_experiments.library.characterization.analysis import RamseyXYAnalysis
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class RamseyXY(BaseExperiment):
     r"""Ramsey XY experiment to measure the frequency of a qubit.
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/t1.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/t1.py
index 96f51678c5..95a3f525f4 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/t1.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/t1.py
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@
 from qiskit.providers.backend import Backend
 from qiskit.test.mock import FakeBackend
 
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, Options, fix_class_docs
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, Options
 from qiskit_experiments.library.characterization.analysis.t1_analysis import T1Analysis
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class T1(BaseExperiment):
     r"""
     T1 experiment class
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/t2ramsey.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/t2ramsey.py
index 4941aae206..84b0bce963 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/t2ramsey.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/characterization/t2ramsey.py
@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@
 from qiskit.providers.backend import Backend
 from qiskit.test.mock import FakeBackend
 
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, Options, fix_class_docs
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, Options
 from qiskit_experiments.library.characterization.analysis.t2ramsey_analysis import T2RamseyAnalysis
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class T2Ramsey(BaseExperiment):
     r"""T2 Ramsey Experiment.
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/quantum_volume/qv_experiment.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/quantum_volume/qv_experiment.py
index 6b435cd50a..dc14a32336 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/quantum_volume/qv_experiment.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/quantum_volume/qv_experiment.py
@@ -27,11 +27,10 @@
 from qiskit.circuit.library import QuantumVolume as QuantumVolumeCircuit
 from qiskit import transpile
 from qiskit.providers.backend import Backend
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, Options, fix_class_docs
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, Options
 from .qv_analysis import QuantumVolumeAnalysis
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class QuantumVolume(BaseExperiment):
     """Quantum Volume Experiment class.
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/randomized_benchmarking/interleaved_rb_experiment.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/randomized_benchmarking/interleaved_rb_experiment.py
index a1793389e1..ac7ec741c9 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/randomized_benchmarking/interleaved_rb_experiment.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/randomized_benchmarking/interleaved_rb_experiment.py
@@ -22,11 +22,10 @@
 from qiskit.exceptions import QiskitError
 from qiskit.providers.backend import Backend
 
-from .rb_experiment import StandardRB, fix_class_docs
+from .rb_experiment import StandardRB
 from .interleaved_rb_analysis import InterleavedRBAnalysis
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class InterleavedRB(StandardRB):
     """Interleaved randomized benchmarking experiment.
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/randomized_benchmarking/rb_experiment.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/randomized_benchmarking/rb_experiment.py
index ac5b49afa6..40dee19a51 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/randomized_benchmarking/rb_experiment.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/randomized_benchmarking/rb_experiment.py
@@ -23,13 +23,12 @@
 from qiskit.providers.backend import Backend
 
 import qiskit_experiments.data_processing as dp
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, ParallelExperiment, Options, fix_class_docs
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import BaseExperiment, ParallelExperiment, Options
 from .rb_analysis import RBAnalysis
 from .clifford_utils import CliffordUtils
 from .rb_utils import RBUtils
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class StandardRB(BaseExperiment):
     """Standard randomized benchmarking experiment.
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/tomography/qpt_experiment.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/tomography/qpt_experiment.py
index ff3fc24019..91733f7c78 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/tomography/qpt_experiment.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/tomography/qpt_experiment.py
@@ -16,13 +16,12 @@
 from typing import Union, Optional, Iterable, List, Tuple, Sequence
 from qiskit.circuit import QuantumCircuit, Instruction
 from qiskit.quantum_info.operators.base_operator import BaseOperator
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import Options, fix_class_docs
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import Options
 from .tomography_experiment import TomographyExperiment
 from .qpt_analysis import ProcessTomographyAnalysis
 from . import basis
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class ProcessTomography(TomographyExperiment):
     """Quantum process tomography experiment.
 
diff --git a/qiskit_experiments/library/tomography/qst_experiment.py b/qiskit_experiments/library/tomography/qst_experiment.py
index 7103fd1b4f..781bdf3933 100644
--- a/qiskit_experiments/library/tomography/qst_experiment.py
+++ b/qiskit_experiments/library/tomography/qst_experiment.py
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@
 from qiskit.circuit import QuantumCircuit, Instruction
 from qiskit.quantum_info.operators.base_operator import BaseOperator
 from qiskit.quantum_info import Statevector
-from qiskit_experiments.framework import Options, fix_class_docs
+from qiskit_experiments.framework import Options
 from .tomography_experiment import TomographyExperiment
 from .qst_analysis import StateTomographyAnalysis
 from . import basis
 
 
-@fix_class_docs
 class StateTomography(TomographyExperiment):
     """Quantum state tomography experiment.
 
diff --git a/test/test_settings.py b/test/test_settings.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e6594eb4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_settings.py
@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+# This code is part of Qiskit.
+#
+# (C) Copyright IBM 2021.
+#
+# This code is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. You may
+# obtain a copy of this license in the LICENSE.txt file in the root directory
+# of this source tree or at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.
+#
+# Any modifications or derivative works of this code must retain this
+# copyright notice, and modified files need to carry a notice indicating
+# that they have been altered from the originals.
+
+"""Tests for base experiment framework."""
+
+from qiskit.test import QiskitTestCase
+from qiskit_experiments.framework.settings import Settings
+
+
+class ExampleSettingsVariadic(Settings):
+    """Test class with args and kwargs property"""
+
+    def __init__(self, a, b, c="default_c", d="default_d", **kwargs):
+        pass
+
+    @property
+    def args(self):
+        """Return sotred init args"""
+        return tuple(getattr(self, "__init_args__", {}).values())
+
+    @property
+    def kwargs(self):
+        """Return stored init kwargs"""
+        return dict(getattr(self, "__init_kwargs__", {}))
+
+
+class ExampleSettings(Settings):
+    """Test class with args and kwargs property"""
+
+    def __init__(self, a, b, c="default_c", d="default_d"):
+        pass
+
+    @property
+    def args(self):
+        """Return sotred init args"""
+        return tuple(getattr(self, "__init_args__", {}).values())
+
+    @property
+    def kwargs(self):
+        """Return stored init kwargs"""
+        return dict(getattr(self, "__init_kwargs__", {}))
+
+
+class TestSettings(QiskitTestCase):
+    """Test Settings mixin"""
+
+    def test_standard(self):
+        """Test mixing for standard init class"""
+        obj = ExampleSettings(1, 2, c="custom_c")
+        self.assertEqual(obj.args, (1, 2))
+        self.assertEqual(obj.kwargs, {"c": "custom_c", "d": "default_d"})
+        self.assertEqual(obj.settings, {"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": "custom_c", "d": "default_d"})
+
+    def test_standard_pos_kwargs(self):
+        """Test mixing for standard init class with kwargs passed positionally"""
+        obj = ExampleSettings(1, 2, "custom_c")
+        self.assertEqual(obj.args, (1, 2))
+        self.assertEqual(obj.kwargs, {"c": "custom_c", "d": "default_d"})
+        self.assertEqual(obj.settings, {"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": "custom_c", "d": "default_d"})
+
+    def test_standard_named_args(self):
+        """Test mixing for standard init class with kwargs passed positionally"""
+        obj = ExampleSettings(b=2, a=1, c="custom_c")
+        self.assertEqual(obj.args, (1, 2))
+        self.assertEqual(obj.kwargs, {"c": "custom_c", "d": "default_d"})
+        self.assertEqual(obj.settings, {"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": "custom_c", "d": "default_d"})
+
+    def test_variadic(self):
+        """Test mixing for standard init class"""
+        obj = ExampleSettingsVariadic(1, 2, c="custom_c")
+        self.assertEqual(obj.args, (1, 2))
+        self.assertEqual(obj.kwargs, {"c": "custom_c", "d": "default_d"})
+        self.assertEqual(obj.settings, {"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": "custom_c", "d": "default_d"})
+
+    def test_variadic_pos_kwargs(self):
+        """Test mixing for standard init class with kwargs passed positionally"""
+        obj = ExampleSettingsVariadic(1, 2, "custom_c")
+        self.assertEqual(obj.args, (1, 2))
+        self.assertEqual(obj.kwargs, {"c": "custom_c", "d": "default_d"})
+        self.assertEqual(obj.settings, {"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": "custom_c", "d": "default_d"})
+
+    def test_variadic_named_args(self):
+        """Test mixing for standard init class with kwargs passed positionally"""
+        obj = ExampleSettingsVariadic(b=2, a=1, c="custom_c")
+        self.assertEqual(obj.args, (1, 2))
+        self.assertEqual(obj.kwargs, {"c": "custom_c", "d": "default_d"})
+        self.assertEqual(obj.settings, {"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": "custom_c", "d": "default_d"})
+
+    def test_variadic_kwargs(self):
+        """Test mixing for standard init class"""
+        obj = ExampleSettingsVariadic(1, 2, d="custom_d", f="kwarg_f", g="kwarg_g")
+        self.assertEqual(obj.args, (1, 2))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            obj.kwargs, {"c": "default_c", "d": "custom_d", "f": "kwarg_f", "g": "kwarg_g"}
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            obj.settings,
+            {"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": "default_c", "d": "custom_d", "f": "kwarg_f", "g": "kwarg_g"},
+        )
+
+    def test_variadic_kwargs_pos_kwargs(self):
+        """Test mixing for standard init class"""
+        obj = ExampleSettingsVariadic(1, 2, "custom_c", f="kwarg_f", g="kwarg_g")
+        self.assertEqual(obj.args, (1, 2))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            obj.kwargs, {"c": "custom_c", "d": "default_d", "f": "kwarg_f", "g": "kwarg_g"}
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            obj.settings,
+            {"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": "custom_c", "d": "default_d", "f": "kwarg_f", "g": "kwarg_g"},
+        )
+
+    def test_variadic_kwargs_named_args(self):
+        """Test mixing for standard init class"""
+        obj = ExampleSettingsVariadic(b=2, a=1, d="custom_d", f="kwarg_f", g="kwarg_g")
+        self.assertEqual(obj.args, (1, 2))
+        self.assertEqual(
+            obj.kwargs, {"c": "default_c", "d": "custom_d", "f": "kwarg_f", "g": "kwarg_g"}
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(
+            obj.settings,
+            {"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": "default_c", "d": "custom_d", "f": "kwarg_f", "g": "kwarg_g"},
+        )