diff --git a/frontend/src/app/core/model/dashboard/dashboard-statistics.ts b/frontend/src/app/core/model/dashboard/dashboard-statistics.ts
index 7f935bf0a..61559f7bb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/core/model/dashboard/dashboard-statistics.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/core/model/dashboard/dashboard-statistics.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { PublicReferenceType } from "../plan/plan";
+import { ReferenceType } from "../reference-type/reference-type";
 
 export interface DashboardStatistics {
 	planCount: number;
@@ -8,5 +8,5 @@ export interface DashboardStatistics {
 
 export interface DashboardReferenceTypeStatistics {
 	count: number;
-	referenceType: PublicReferenceType
+	referenceType: ReferenceType
 }
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diff --git a/frontend/src/app/core/model/plan/plan-reference.ts b/frontend/src/app/core/model/plan/plan-reference.ts
index d5d5d41dc..fc8ee2a2f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/core/model/plan/plan-reference.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/core/model/plan/plan-reference.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import { BaseEntity } from "@common/base/base-entity.model";
-import { Reference } from "../reference/reference";
-import { Plan } from "./plan";
+import { BaseReference, Reference } from "../reference/reference";
+import { Plan, PublicPlan } from "./plan";
 import { Guid } from "@common/types/guid";
 
 export interface PlanReference extends BaseEntity {
-	plan?: Plan;
-	reference?: Reference;
-	data: PlanReferenceData;
+	plan: Plan;
+	reference: Reference;
+	data?: PlanReferenceData;
 }
 
 export interface PlanReferenceData {
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/core/model/plan/plan.ts b/frontend/src/app/core/model/plan/plan.ts
index efc5c811b..a11acfe63 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/core/model/plan/plan.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/core/model/plan/plan.ts
@@ -15,29 +15,41 @@ import { IsActive } from '@app/core/common/enum/is-active.enum';
 import { AppPermission } from '@app/core/common/enum/permission.enum';
 import { EntityType } from '@app/core/common/enum/entity-type';
 
-export interface Plan extends BasePlan {
-	label?: string;
+export interface BasePlan extends BaseEntity {
+    label?: string;
 	version?: number;
-	versionStatus?: PlanVersionStatus;
-	properties?: PlanProperties;
 	groupId?: String;
 	description?: String;
-	finalizedAt?: Date;
 	publishedAt?: Date;
-	creator?: User;
+	finalizedAt?: Date;
 	accessType?: PlanAccessType;
+	planReferences?: PlanReference[];
+	entityDois?: EntityDoi[];
+	tenantId?: Guid;
+	status?: PlanStatus;
+	descriptions?: BaseDescription[];
+}
+export interface Plan extends BasePlan {
+	versionStatus?: PlanVersionStatus;
+	properties?: PlanProperties;
+	creator?: User;
 	blueprint?: PlanBlueprint;
 	language?: String;
 	publicAfter?: Date;
-	planReferences?: PlanReference[];
 	planUsers?: PlanUser[];
 	descriptions?: Description[];
 	planDescriptionTemplates?: PlanDescriptionTemplate[];
-	entityDois?: EntityDoi[];
 	otherPlanVersions?: Plan[];
 	authorizationFlags?: AppPermission[];
 }
 
+export interface PublicPlan extends BasePlan {
+	planUsers: PublicPlanUser[];
+	descriptions: PublicDescription[];
+	otherPlanVersions?: PublicPlan[];
+}
+
+
 export interface PlanProperties {
 	planBlueprintValues: PlanBlueprintValue[];
 	contacts: PlanContact[];
@@ -56,14 +68,21 @@ export interface PlanContact {
 	email: string;
 }
 
+export interface BasePlanUser extends BaseEntity {
+    user: User;
+    role: PlanUserRole;
+}
 
-export interface PlanUser extends BaseEntity {
+export interface PlanUser extends BasePlanUser {
 	plan: Plan;
-	user: User;
-	role: PlanUserRole;
 	sectionId: Guid;
 }
 
+export interface PublicPlanUser extends BasePlanUser{
+	plan: PublicPlan;
+}
+
+
 export interface PlanDescriptionTemplate extends BaseEntity {
 	plan?: Plan;
 	currentDescriptionTemplate?: DescriptionTemplate;
@@ -161,66 +180,4 @@ export interface PlanUserInvitePersist {
 
 //
 // Public
-//
-
-export interface PublicPlan extends BasePlan {
-	label?: string;
-	version?: number;
-	description?: string;
-	finalizedAt?: Date;
-	publishedAt?: Date;
-	groupId?: String;
-	accessType: PlanAccessType;
-	planReferences: PublicPlanReference[];
-	planUsers: PublicPlanUser[];
-	descriptions: PublicDescription[];
-	entityDois: PublicEntityDoi[];
-	otherPlanVersions?: PublicPlan[];
-}
-
-export interface PublicPlanReference {
-	id: Guid;
-	plan: PublicPlan;
-	reference: PublicReference;
-	isActive?: IsActive;
-}
-
-export interface PublicReference {
-	id: Guid;
-	label: string;
-	type: PublicReferenceType;
-	description?: string;
-	reference?: string;
-}
-
-export interface PublicReferenceType {
-	id: Guid;
-	name: string;
-	code: string;
-}
-
-export interface PublicPlanUser {
-	id: Guid;
-	plan: PublicPlan;
-	user: PublicUser;
-	role: PlanUserRole;
-}
-
-export interface PublicUser {
-	id: Guid;
-	name: string;
-}
-
-export interface PublicEntityDoi {
-	id: Guid;
-	entityType: EntityType;
-	entityId: Guid;
-	repositoryId: string;
-	doi: string;
-}
-
-export interface BasePlan extends BaseEntity {
-	tenantId?: Guid;
-	status?: PlanStatus;
-	descriptions?: BaseDescription[];
-}
+//
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diff --git a/frontend/src/app/core/model/reference/reference.ts b/frontend/src/app/core/model/reference/reference.ts
index 5b53cf413..ea480f64d 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/core/model/reference/reference.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/core/model/reference/reference.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ export interface Reference extends BaseEntity {
 	sourceType: ReferenceSourceType;
 }
 
+export interface BaseReference extends BaseEntity{
+	label: string;
+	type: ReferenceType;
+	description?: string;
+	reference?: string;
+}
+
+
 export interface Definition {
 	fields: Field[];
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/ui/plan/overview/plan-overview.component.ts b/frontend/src/app/ui/plan/overview/plan-overview.component.ts
index 8a98b212a..f5978a639 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/ui/plan/overview/plan-overview.component.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/ui/plan/overview/plan-overview.component.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ import { RouterUtilsService } from '@app/core/services/router/router-utils.servi
 })
 export class PlanOverviewComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit {
 
-	plan: any | Plan | PublicPlan;
+	plan: Plan | PublicPlan;
 	selectedBlueprint: PlanBlueprint;
 	researchers: PlanReference[] = [];
 	isNew = true;
@@ -214,14 +214,14 @@ export class PlanOverviewComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit {
 	}
 
     get isActive(): boolean {
-        return this.plan && this.plan.isActive === IsActive.Active;
+        return this.plan?.isActive != IsActive.Inactive;
     }
 
     get selectedPlanVersion(): number {
         return this.plan?.version;
     }
 
-    get otherPlanVersions(): Plan | PublicPlan{
+    get otherPlanVersions(): Plan[] | PublicPlan[]{
         return this.plan?.otherPlanVersions;
     }
 
@@ -257,53 +257,68 @@ export class PlanOverviewComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit {
 	}
 
 	canEditPlan(): boolean {
-		return (this.isDraftPlan()) && (this.plan.authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.EditPlan) || this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.EditPlan)) && this.isPublicView == false && this.plan.belongsToCurrentTenant != false;
+        const authorizationFlags = !this.isPublicView ? (this.plan as Plan).authorizationFlags : [];
+		return (this.isDraftPlan()) && (authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.EditPlan) || this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.EditPlan)) && this.isPublicView == false && this.plan.belongsToCurrentTenant != false;
 	}
 
 	canCreateNewVersion(): boolean {
-		return (this.plan.authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.CreateNewVersionPlan) || this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.CreateNewVersionPlan)) && this.plan.versionStatus === PlanVersionStatus.Current && this.isPublicView == false && this.plan.belongsToCurrentTenant != false;
+        const authorizationFlags = !this.isPublicView ? (this.plan as Plan).authorizationFlags : [];
+        const versionStatus = !this.isPublicView ? (this.plan as Plan)?.versionStatus : null;
+		return (authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.CreateNewVersionPlan) || this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.CreateNewVersionPlan)) && versionStatus === PlanVersionStatus.Current && this.isPublicView == false && this.plan.belongsToCurrentTenant != false;
 	}
 
 	canDeletePlan(): boolean {
+        const authorizationFlags = !this.isPublicView ? (this.plan as Plan).authorizationFlags : [];
 		return (
             this.isActive &&
-            (this.plan.authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.DeletePlan) || this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.DeletePlan))) && 
-            this.isPublicView == false && this.plan.belongsToCurrentTenant != false;
+            (authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.DeletePlan) || this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.DeletePlan)) && 
+            this.isPublicView == false && this.plan.belongsToCurrentTenant != false
+        )
 	}
 
 	canClonePlan(): boolean {
-		return (this.plan.authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.ClonePlan) || this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.ClonePlan) || (this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.PublicClonePlan) && this.isPublicView));
+        const authorizationFlags = !this.isPublicView ? (this.plan as Plan).authorizationFlags : [];
+		return (
+            authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.ClonePlan) || 
+            this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.ClonePlan) || 
+            (this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.PublicClonePlan) && this.isPublicView)
+        );
 	}
 
 	canFinalizePlan(): boolean {
+        const authorizationFlags = !this.isPublicView ? (this.plan as Plan).authorizationFlags : [];
 		return (
             this.isActive &&
-            (this.plan.authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.FinalizePlan) || this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.FinalizePlan))) &&
+            (authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.FinalizePlan) || this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.FinalizePlan))) &&
             this.isPublicView == false && this.plan.belongsToCurrentTenant != false;
 	}
 
 	canExportPlan(): boolean {
-		return (this.plan.authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.ExportPlan) || this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.ExportPlan));
+        const authorizationFlags = !this.isPublicView ? (this.plan as Plan).authorizationFlags : [];
+		return (authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.ExportPlan) || this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.ExportPlan));
 	}
 
 	canInvitePlanUsers(): boolean {
+        const authorizationFlags = !this.isPublicView ? (this.plan as Plan).authorizationFlags : [];
 		return (
             this.isActive &&
-            (this.plan.authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.InvitePlanUsers) || this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.InvitePlanUsers))) && 
+            (authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.InvitePlanUsers) || this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.InvitePlanUsers))) && 
             this.isPublicView == false && this.plan.belongsToCurrentTenant != false;
 	}
 
 	canAssignPlanUsers(): boolean {
-		return (this.plan.authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.AssignPlanUsers) || this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.AssignPlanUsers)) && this.isPublicView == false && this.plan.belongsToCurrentTenant != false;
+        const authorizationFlags = !this.isPublicView ? (this.plan as Plan).authorizationFlags : [];
+		return (authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.AssignPlanUsers) || this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.AssignPlanUsers)) && this.isPublicView == false && this.plan.belongsToCurrentTenant != false;
 	}
 
 	canDepositPlan(): boolean {
-		return (this.plan.authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.DepositPlan) || this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.DepositPlan)) && this.isPublicView == false && this.plan.belongsToCurrentTenant != false;
+        const authorizationFlags = !this.isPublicView ? (this.plan as Plan).authorizationFlags : [];
+		return (authorizationFlags?.some(x => x === AppPermission.DepositPlan) || this.authentication.hasPermission(AppPermission.DepositPlan)) && this.isPublicView == false && this.plan.belongsToCurrentTenant != false;
 	}
 
 
 	editClicked() {
-		this.router.navigate([this.routerUtils.generateUrl(['/plans/edit', this.plan.id], '/')]);
+		this.router.navigate([this.routerUtils.generateUrl(['/plans/edit', this.plan.id.toString()], '/')]);
 	}
 
 	cloneClicked() {
@@ -588,8 +603,8 @@ export class PlanOverviewComponent extends BaseComponent implements OnInit {
 
 	getSectionNameById(sectionId: Guid): string {
 		if (sectionId == null) return '';
-
-		let sections: PlanBlueprintDefinitionSection[] = this.plan?.blueprint?.definition?.sections?.filter((section: PlanBlueprintDefinitionSection) => sectionId === section.id);
+        const blueprint = this.isPublicView ? null : (this.plan as Plan)?.blueprint;
+		let sections: PlanBlueprintDefinitionSection[] = blueprint?.definition?.sections?.filter((section: PlanBlueprintDefinitionSection) => sectionId === section.id);
 
 		return sections == null ? '' : sections[0].label;
 	}
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/ui/plan/plan-editor-blueprint/plan-editor.model.ts b/frontend/src/app/ui/plan/plan-editor-blueprint/plan-editor.model.ts
index 4dfd589e1..399a7f6f9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/ui/plan/plan-editor-blueprint/plan-editor.model.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/app/ui/plan/plan-editor-blueprint/plan-editor.model.ts
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ export class PlanBlueprintValueEditorModel implements PlanBlueprintValuePersist
 		this.fieldValue = item.fieldValue;
 		this.dateValue = item.dateValue;
 		this.numberValue = item.numberValue;
-		const references = planReferences?.filter(x => x.data.blueprintFieldId == this.fieldId && x.isActive == IsActive.Active).map(x => {
+		const references = planReferences?.filter(x => x.data?.blueprintFieldId == this.fieldId && x.isActive == IsActive.Active).map(x => {
 			return {
 				data: x.data,
 				reference: {