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Heritage publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue polices and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Landscapes as Cultural Heritage: Contemporary Perspectives submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 19087 | Submission Open
Heritage under Threat. Endangered Monuments and Heritage Sites submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11055 | Submission Open
Keywords: built heritage; archaeological sites and landscapes; threats and risk; forces of nature; climate and pollution; anthropological effects; war and terrorism; tangible affecting the intangible; adaptation and mitigation
Acoustical Heritage: Characteristics and Preservation
edited by and Angela Bellia
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 967 | Submission Open
Keywords: ancient theatres; acoustics; intangible sounds; virtual heritage; sonic heritage; aural heritage; aural architecture; soundscape; sonic experience
Metals in Heritage Science—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 396 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal alloys; microstructures; heat treatment; corrosion phenomena; portable/laboratory instrumentation; spectroscopic analyses; isotope-based studies; restoration solutions; case studies
Molecular Spectroscopy in Art and Archaeology submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 239 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage; vibrational spectroscopy; UV-visible absorption; molecular fluorescence; mass spectrometry; nuclear magnetic resonance
Advancement of Remote Sensing and GIS in Risk Protection for Cultural Heritage submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open
Keywords: mapping hazards; risk mapping; geospatial standards; GIS-BIM integration; AI techniques (machine and deep learning); climate change trend identification; monitoring of cultural heritage sites; change detection; open datasets
Cultural Heritage and New Technologies: From NextGen Approaches to Paradigm Shifts
edited by Piotr Kuroczyński and
submission deadline 1 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2750 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage; NextGen technologies; digital documentation; innovative research; heritage management; virtual reality; artificial intelligence; sustainable conservation; archaeology; educational tools
Sustainable Conservation of Architectural Heritage—Advancements in Natural Stone Characterization and Preservation Methods, Materials and Management
edited by , Amélia Dionísio and
submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1024 | Submission Open
Keywords: architectural heritage preservation; conservation methodologies; emerging materials; natural stone materials; characterization methodologies; sustainability in preservation; digital technologies; heritage interpretation; sustainable development
Latest Trends and Challenges in the Study of Pigments and Dyes and Their Degradation in Cultural Heritage Objects
edited by , Anastasia Rousaki and Eleni Kouloumpi
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12492 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage; pigments; dyes; degradation; conservation; analytical techniques
Heritage Tourism and Sustainable City Dynamics
edited by and Isabel Vaz de Freitas
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10951 | Submission Open
Keywords: heritage tourism; cultural tourism; heritage safeguard; city tourism dynamics
Challenges to Heritage Conservation under Climate Change submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8786 | Submission Open
Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Buildings submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8520 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Heritage)
Virtual Anthropology. Digital Approaches for Paleoanthropology and Paleopathology
edited by Rosalie David and Jenefer Metcalfe
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1257 | Submission Open
Keywords: palaeoanthropology; palaeopathology; ancient diseases; virtual anthropology; radiological/CT imaging; photogrammetry; 3D scanning; virtual reality; morphometrical analysis; digital facial reconstruction
Computational Methodologies Supporting the Preservation, Access and Re-use of Sound and Musical Cultural Heritage
edited by Niccolò Pretto and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 737 | Submission Open
Keywords: sound documents preservation; artificial intelligence; intangible cultural heritage; music and speech collections; human– computer interaction; sound and music computing; internet of musical things; music information retrieval
Archaeology and Environmental Anthropology
edited by and Yannis Bassiakos
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 384 | Submission Open
Keywords: geoarchaeology; palaeoenvironment; geochronology; archaeometric techniques; landscape archaeology; human– cave dynamics; past climatic changes– implications for ancient societies; human– environment interactions
Conservation and Restoration of Metal Artifacts submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7759 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal artifacts; green materials and technologies; noninvasive portable analytical techniques; museum environment; in situ conservation; material characterization
3D Reconstruction of Cultural Heritage and 3D Assets Utilisation submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13739 | Submission Open
Keywords: 3D reconstruction; 3D modelling; reality-based modelling; multimodal data collection; data fusion; content analysis; segmentation; shape matching; VR/AR; restoration; storytelling; machine learning; artificial intelligence; human-computer interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Heritage)
Sustainable and Comprehensive Energy Renovation of Heritage Buildings submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5588 | Submission Open
Keywords: historic buildings; sustainable building renovation; life-cycle analysis; life-cycle costing; balancing energy efficiency and renewables; sustainable policies and tools; energy requirements; indoor climate
Multisensory Museums: Richer Experiences, Inclusivity and Accessibility to Cultural Heritage
edited by and Anna Maria Marras
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4959 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage; museums; multisensory experience; mixed reality; hybrid reality; accessibility; learning process; cultural transmission; storytelling; interaction
Futurescape of Heritage Preservation: Integrating AI, Digital Twins, and Multi-scale Technologies for Cultural Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 1015 | Submission Open
Keywords: preventive preservation; cultural heritage digital twins; artificial intelligence in heritage conservation; multi-scale digitization; multi-modal data integration; non-destructive measurement techniques; sensor technologies for heritage sites; AI-driven decision support systems; climate change mitigation for cultural heritage; remote heritage asset management
Progress in Heritage Education: Evolving Techniques and Methods
edited by , Alex Ibañez-Etxeberria and Pablo De Castro Martín
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1012 | Submission Open
Keywords: heritage education; higher education; heritage sustainability; heritage communities; quantitative methodologies
Analytical Chemistry for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
edited by and Davide Tanasi
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 688 | Submission Open
Keywords: analytical chemistry techniques; archaeological material analysis; cultural heritage conservation; non-destructive testing methods; artifact provenance and authenticity; chemical characterization of archaeological objects; imaging and spectroscopy in archaeology; mass spectrometry in archaeology; degradation processes in cultural artifacts; interdisciplinary approaches
It's All a Matter of Time: Exploring the Past, Present and Future of Artworks through Dating, Authentication, Material Characterization, Monitoring and Restoration submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 215 | Submission Open
Keywords: dating; authentication; conservation; degradation; archaeometry; material characterization
Pigment Identification of Cultural Heritage Materials—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open
Keywords: ancient pigments; synthetic pigments and dyes; degradation process; non invasive techniques; portable spectroscopies; XRF; reflectance FTIR; Raman spectroscopies; SEM-EDX; UV-VIS-NIR reflectance and emission spectroscopies; multispectral and hyperspectral imaging techniques
New Progress of Inorganic Materials in Heritage Science submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5714 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials and Heritage)
The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Cultural Heritage Studies—Threats and Opportunities
edited by and Peter J. Cobb
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4876 | Submission Open
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; cultural heritage; neural networks
Unveiling the Past: Multidisciplinary Investigations in Archaeology
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3017 | Submission Open
Keywords: archaeoseismology; geophysics applied to archaeology; geoarchaeology; historical earthquake damage; site effects; seismic vulnerability; earthquake resilience; cultural heritage conservation
Challenges and Advancements in the Cleaning, Conservation and Restoration of Archaeological Small Finds submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2857 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural Heritage preservation; cleaning; consolidation; protection; advanced materials; small finds conservation
Towards Intelligent Digital Heritage: From Latest Digital Survey Techniques to Advanced 3D Data Analytics and Use
edited by , Stefano Campana and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1643 | Submission Open
Keywords: 3D survey; photogrammetry; laser scanning; cultural heritage; AI  ; 3D data analytics
Advances in Built Heritage Conservation: Materials, Methods and Management submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1361 | Submission Open
Keywords: non-destructive techniques; intervention methodologies; improvement of material properties; management techniques; nanomaterials
Origins of the Biological–Cultural Heritage of the Maya Forest submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 381 | Submission Open
Keywords: tropical mesoamerica; Maya Lowlands; settlement pattern; agriculture; sustainability; lidar
Advancements in the Conservation and Restoration of Ancient Manuscripts
edited by Catarina Miguel and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 376 | Submission Open
Keywords: parchment; pigments; dyes; degradations; conservation approaches; material characterisation; imaging analysis
Advanced Analysis of Microclimates in Historical Buildings: Methodologies and Key Insights
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open
Heritage as a Design Resource for Virtual Reality
edited by Kasper Rodil and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 166 | Submission Open
Keywords: virtual reality; cultural heritage; diversity; system designs
Advances in Non-invasive Multi-analytical Approaches for the Study of Painted Artworks
edited by Raffaella Fontana and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open
Keywords: non-invasive multi-analytical approaches; preventive interventions; atomic; molecular; and nanometer scale; micro- and macro-metric scale; cultural heritage; artwork conservation; materials of works of art
New Advances in Biomolecular Approaches to Archaeological Heritage
edited by Antonella Pedergnana and Dries Cnuts
submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 157 | Submission Open
Keywords: organic residue analysis (ORA); ancient biomolecules; chemical analysis; ancient lifeways; archaeological and historical heritage
New Contributions to Geoheritage and Historical Landscape Research and Conservation submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open
Keywords: geoheritage; geoarchaeology; geosite conservation; geodiversity; geoscience
Advanced Data Environment in Current Cultural Heritage 3D Digitization Practices submission deadline 17 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1047 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage; data management; digital heritage; 3D scanning for CH data management; photogrammetry for CH data management; CH 3D-based information systems; web-based information systems; semantics
Microclimate in Heritage
edited by
submission deadline 24 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 430 | Submission Open
Keywords: microclimate; environmental conditions; temperature and humidity; solar radiation; pollution; heritage decay and conservation; showcases; microclimate painting frames
Exploring Novel Approaches to Preserve and Monitor the Cultural Heritage Materials submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3685 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodeterioration; conservation science; deterioration pattern; monitoring; non-invasive techniques; sustainability; multidisciplinarity
(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials and Heritage)
Non-invasive and Micro-invasive Techniques for the Analysis of Historical Murals
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1525 | Submission Open
Keywords: historical murals; ancient and medieval wall paintings; frescoes; painting materials and techniques; mineral pigments; organic colorants; organic binders; stratigraphic characterization; surface characterization; chemical imaging and mapping; non- and micro-invasive analytical techniques; non-invasive imaging techniques; on-site characterization; digital reconstruction and preservation; interdisciplinary studies; state-of-the-art analytical methods; innovative methodologies
Deterioration and Conservation of Materials in Built Heritage
edited by and David Martín Freire-Lista
submission deadline 14 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1330 | Submission Open
Insights into Modern Textile Production: Natural Colourants, Historical Textiles, Analytical Characterization and Technological Source Research
edited by Paula Nabais and Rita Salvado
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3029 | Submission Open
Keywords: textiles; manufactures; natural colorants; analytical characterization; written sources
AI and the Future of Cultural Heritage
edited by , Marco Raoul Marini and Augusto Palombini
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2059 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; cultural heritage; ethics; environmental sustainability; human-centered approaches
Application of Radiocarbon Dating in Conservation of Artwork and Heritage Materials
edited by Laura Hendriks
submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage; archaeology; radiocarbon dating; conservation; analytical techniques; interdisciplinarity; historical and modern materials
Spectroscopy in Archaeometry and Conservation Science
edited by
submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 699 | Submission Open
Keywords: Raman spectroscopy; FTIR; XRF; SEM-EDX; UV-visible-NIR spectroscopy; imaging; chemometrics; artificial intelligence
State of the Art in Underwater Cultural Heritage: Policies in the Era of Blue Economy and Incorporation into Maritime Spatial Planning submission deadline 21 Mar 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4717 | Submission Open
Keywords: underwater cultural heritage; accessible underwater cultural sites (AUCSs); sunken cities; shipwrecks; UCH and sustainable tourism; Underwater natural and cultural heritage; coastal/marine cultural ecosystem services; diagnostic techniques; conservation and monitoring; coastal heritage; underwater cultural landscapes; UCH and climate change; valuation methods of UCH
(This special issue belongs to the Section Underwater Heritage)
Advances in Archaeology and Anthropology of the Ancient World
edited by
submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14484 | Submission Open
Keywords: anthropology; ancient DNA; sediment DNA; ancient pathogens; ancient proteomics; isotope analyses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Archaeological Heritage)
Architectural Heritage Management in Earthquake-Prone Areas submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10107 | Submission Open
Keywords: heritage management; H-BIM; digital twins; computational modeling; big data; artificial intelligence / machine learning; Internet of Things; best practices
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