Scientific journals
For our journals we provide a quality-controlled environment and strive for the widest possible dissemination – while maintaining high ethical, environmental and quality standards.
Our journals are owned by learned societies or other scientific institutions. The journal owners value oekom for tailor-made, customized services and personal contact.
oekom publishes four scientific journals:
- GAIA - Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society | ISSN 0940-5550 | eISSN 2625-5413
- TATuP – Journal for Technology Assessment in Theory and Practice | ISSN 2568-020X | eISSN 2567-8833
- Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning | ISSN 0034-0111 | eISSN 1869-4179
- Ökologisches Wirtschaften | ISSN 1430-8800 | eISSN 2625-5421
Our scientific journals
Reasons to publish in oekom science journals
oekom journals are the right choice for your research. Convince yourself with the following brief overview of our services.
You will find detailed information regarding the services on the journal websites.
Peer Review
Manuscripts submitted to our journals GAIA, TATuP and Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning are subject to peer review including independent external reviewers. The purpose of peer review is to assist the Editorial Boards in making editorial decisions; it may also assist the author(s) in improving their manuscripts. Specific peer review policies and processes are detailed on the journal websites.
Open Access and Self-archiving Policies
From Diamond to Green Open Access – we offer different options in order to make open access work.
The different options ensure that the publisher’s costs for services such as the organisation of the peer review process, typesetting, copyediting, online publication, distribution, or long term archiving are met. Please take a look at the Open Access Policies for our journals GAIA, Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning and TATuP.
We fully support and encourage author self-archiving of all content without an embargo period. Our journals are registered with SHERPA/RoMEO to ensure that the license terms and self-archiving policies are fully transparent.
The full open access journals TATuP and Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning are indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and have been awarded the DOAJ Seal. The DOAJ Seal is given to journals that demonstrate best practice in open access publishing. Only around 10 % of journals indexed in DOAJ have been awarded the DOAJ Seal.
The Open Access Policies of our scientific journals meet the requirements of most national and international research funders.
Do you need advice? We will be happy to assist.
Copyright and Creative Commons Licenses
In all of our scientific journals, authors retain copyright for their articles.
All articles are published under the terms of a Creative Commons license, guaranteeing that anyone can freely use, reuse and share the articles.
Articles in GAIA, TATuP and Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning are published under a Creative Commons Attribution license CC BY 4.0 
Under this license, anyone may access, copy, distribute, or reuse these articles, as long as the author and original source are properly cited.
Articles in Ökologisches Wirtschaften are published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 
Under this license, anyone is free to share, copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format under the following conditions. You must give appropriate credit to source and author, you may not use the material for comercial purposes, and if you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material.
Long Term Archiving and Indexing
All articles receive a digital object identifier (DOI).
We archive and preserve digital copies of all journal content of the journals GAIA, Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning and TATuP with CLOCKSS, Portico or PKP PN.
When you publish in oekom journals, your work will be indexed in common and easily discoverable databases. The full open access journals TATuP and Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning are indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). GAIA and Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning are also indexed in Scopus and the Web of Science.
Research Integrity
oekom journals are committed to reach the highest standards in publication ethics.
The journals’ Publication Ethics Statements outline the codes of conduct for editorial and scientific advisory board members, for the editorial office, authors, peer reviewers and the publishing house. The statements present the journals’ policies on authorship, on intellectual property, on handling competing interests as well as complaints and appeals. They describe options for post-publication discussions and corrections as well as processes for identification of and dealing with allegations of research misconduct.
Journal policies support and are consistent with the Core Practices developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Since March 2023, our journal TATuP is a member of COPE.
You can take a loook at the Publication Ethics Statements of GAIA, Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning and TATuP.
Special Issues
Our journals publish special issues or focus sections only with well-known researchers in their field. Please contact the editorial offices of the journals GAIA, TATuP, Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning.
Submission and Journal Homepages
Do you want to submit an article to one of our journals? Or do you need specific information on the journal services and policies mentioned above?
Please visit the journal homepages:
The above policies apply only in part to articles in Ökologisches Wirtschaften. Please visit the journal website for more information.
Your journal with oekom science
Do you publish a scientific journal and are looking for a competent publisher? Do you want to convert your existing journal into an open access journal? Or do you want to start a new scientific journal? We are happy to get in touch with you.
Dr. Ulrike Sehy
Head of Journals Department
Phone: +41 43 311 07 85 | +49 89 544184 - 265
Mail: sehyoekom.ch
