Emacs&#x27; Org-mode is pretty good for writing articles.  It can be configured to use whatever package &#x2F; setting one wants while exporting to tex &#x2F; pdf, e.g. use some .sty files (presumably, I haven&#x27;t needed them yet), or use the beamer class to make a slideshow.  It can be integrated with the ESS package so that it can be used as a live programming environment for R, or whatever else the package supports.  And it also supports todo lists, agendas, and any sort of note-taking from the first moment.<p>Example config for latex export (although I do not write academic articles):<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;cadadr&#x2F;emacs.d&#x2F;blob&#x2F;c81ff8afa3ca4ab553013c0e5151c3595391aedb&#x2F;gk&#x2F;gk-org.el" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;cadadr&#x2F;emacs.d&#x2F;blob&#x2F;c81ff8afa3ca4ab553013...</a>