So evaluate some of the existing 'one more layers' rather than inventing your own one of those. A discussion of new scientific markup that doesn't mention org-

So evaluate some of the existing 'one more layers' rather than inventing your own one of those. A discussion of new scientific markup that doesn't mention org-mode is, IMO, skipping the background research. Not that org-mode necessarily solves your problem, but it is the center of mass of a pretty substantial research publication community.