Archiving Policy

To ensure permanent availability and accessibility, "Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning" pursues various strategies:

• Public Knowledge Project (PKP) Private LOCKSS Network (PLN): Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning uses Open Journal Systems (OJS), a journal management and publishing system developed by the Public Knowledge Project (PKP). Published content is deposited into the PKP Private LOCKSS Network (PLN) for preservation and post-cancellation and perpetual access.
• – digital long-term preservation service: RuR archives its published content in Portico, a community-supported preservation archive that safeguards access to e-journals, e-books, and digital collections. Content will remain accessible and usable for researchers, scholars, and students in the future (preservation, post-cancellation, perpetual access).
• German National Library (DNB) mandatory deposits: The publishing house oekom verlag GmbH is obliged to submit all online issues of Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning to the DNB, which catalogues and archives online publications, guarantees their authenticity and ensures long-term preservation.
• Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning digital archives: Furthermore, "Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning" maintains its own digital archive and preserves all information on external computers and disks.