If someone wants to write any research oriented paper, which software he or she should use. Thanks in advance!
The answer to this question depends largely on what and where you are writing it for.
Word processing software such as Microsoft Word or Pages might suffice depending on application. Other software, such as LaTeX, also exist and help to manage equations and such in possibly a better way than your general word processing software. LaTeX however generates a PDF. If you want something that is accessible, you want to keep in word processing format usually as PDFs are not always screen readable.
As for choosing between the two, I usually choose by what the group I am writing the report for is and what kind of resources they have. If they have templates, use them. I know many journals I submit to have established templates for research papers.
The answer to this question depends largely on what and where you are writing it for.
Word processing software such as Microsoft Word or Pages might suffice depending on application. Other software, such as LaTeX, also exist and help to manage equations and such in possibly a better way than your general word processing software. LaTeX however generates a PDF. If you want something that is accessible, you want to keep in word processing format usually as PDFs are not always screen readable.
As for choosing between the two, I usually choose by what the group I am writing the report for is and what kind of resources they have. If they have templates, use them. I know many journals I submit to have established templates for research papers.
To write, I use nothing bur Microsoft Word. To store my references, I use Excel.
I have tried some of the online reference archives, but I do not like their sharing function, so I deleted my account.
The articles plus the APA manual allow me to format the references.
Microsoft Word has a reference builder that you can use as well (depending on the format you require). You can then use that to manage citations to specific documents.
I recommend the free Apache Open Office Writer.
https://www.openoffice.org/
For writing, Microsoft word is best.
For reference manager, Zotero is the best. It is also free.
The combination of Microsoft Word and Mendeley works perfectly. Also, use a standard predefined size and create all your plots in Excel (I usually use 2 by 3 inches). When you are finished with everything copy them to your word document. Use Microsoft Word to create all your schematics. You can create super cool figures just using Microsoft Word's basic drawing tools (here is some examples I created for my papers: http://tinypic.com/r/2vi10ns/9 or http://tinypic.com/r/2drwftx/9)
p.s. If the journal offers a LaTeX style file and you are familiar with LaTeX, I would say go for it. Otherwise, LaTeX would be too much trouble for the layperson.
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