Complex software environments, like virtual research environments or visualisation frameworks, are increasingly used to conduct research and present its results. While there is a growing amount for solutions facilitating the (granular) citation of publications and research data, the citation of complex software environments remains a challenge. This abstract outlines the challenges and introduces an approach for referencing software environments developed in the Humanities Data Centre project: the application preservation.
Bingert, Sven, Stefan Buddenbohm, and Daniel Kurzawe. "Referencing of complex software environments as representations of research data." In Positioning and Power in Academic Publishing: Players, Agents and Agendas, 20th International Conference on Electronic Publishing, 58-68. ELPUB. Göttingen, Germany, 2016.