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Generative AI and Cultural Heritage: Opportunities, Challenges, and Ethical Frontiers

edited by

Min Fan

Aynur Kadir

and Özge Nilay Yalçın

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 431 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage preservation; archaeology and AI; museum studies; authenticity and ethics in heritage; digital heritage application design; generative AI; digital media; user experience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Heritage)

Environmental Archaeology: Reconstructing Historical Landscapes in Long-Inhabited Estuarine Areas

edited by

Ana Maria Costa

and Maria da Conceição Freitas

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 296 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental evolution; geoarchaeology; environmental proxies; sedimentology; sedimentary records; estuarine cities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Archaeological Heritage)

Geophysical Diagnostics of Heritage and Archaeology

edited by

Wenke Zhao

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 165 | Submission Open

Keywords: geophysical diagnostics; magnetic method; electrical resistivity tomography (ERT); ground-penetrating radar (GPR); cultural heritage protection; field archaeology

Cultural Heritage and the Making of Exaptive Resilience in Territorial and Maritime Contexts

edited by

Stella Sofia Kyvelou

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; exaptive resilience; territorial development; maritime spatial planning; sustainability transitions

Numerical Simulations and Experimental Studies in Historical Buildings

edited by

Ivan Roselli

and

Stefano De Santis

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 94 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical modelling; model calibration; model updating; historical buildings; historical material properties; experimental validation of numerical models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Heritage)

Strategies and Challenges in the Conservation and Management of Paleolithic Sites and Landscapes

edited by Knut Bretzke and Britta Rudolff

submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 493 | Submission Open

Keywords: paleolithic heritage; early human evolution; relict landscape; non-monumental sites; archeological stratigraphy; cave site; open-air site

Innovative Methods and Approaches for the Evaluation and Valorisation of Historical and Architectural Heritage

edited by

Francesco Paolo Del Giudice

Benedetto Manganelli

Pierfrancesco De Paola

and

Daniela Tavano

submission deadline 27 May 2026 | Viewed by 130 | Submission Open

Keywords: heritage valuation; cultural heritage management; historical-architectural assets; valorisation strategies; urban regeneration; sustainable development; socio-cultural impact assessment; economic valuation methods; intangible cultural values; interdisciplinary approaches

Advanced Analysis of Bioarchaeology, Skeletal Biology and Evolution

edited by Lucie Biehler-Gomez

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4502 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioarchaeology; biological anthropology; skeletal biology; evolution; human biology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological and Natural Heritage)

Technological Innovations in the Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of the Building Heritage

edited by

Daniela Fico

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3900 | Submission Open

Keywords: chemical and engineering materials and technologies; environmental monitoring of monuments; virtual reality; digital heritage technologies; sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Heritage)

Multianalytical Approaches Applied to Conservation and Restoration Strategies in Cultural Heritage

edited by

Natalia Rovella

Donatella Barca

and Anna Maria De Francesco

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3898 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation; restoration; consolidation; coatings; protective products; provenance; ancient materials; degradation; characterisation; archaeometry; pigments; mortars; frescoes; mosaics; stone

Past for the Future: Digital Pathways in Cultural Heritage

edited by

Anna Foka

, Katherine Kelaidis and

Georgia Xekalaki

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3286 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; humanities; museums; history; archives; digital; virtual; visualizing interfaces

Dynamic Monitoring of Monumental Buildings and Artistic Goods

edited by Stefania Viti and

Riccardo Mario Azzara

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 852 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamic monitoring; art collections; art museums; historical monumental buildings; dynamic response of art staging; seismic assessment of art goods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Heritage)

Megalithism Revisited: Methodological Advances and Emerging Perspectives

edited by

Carolina Cabrero González

and

Juan Antonio Cámara Serrano

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 432 | Submission Open

Keywords: megalithism; surface survey; archaeological excavation; remote sensing; heritage; cultural landscape; methodology; theory; new approaches

Advances in the Scientific Study of Painted Artworks

edited by Eleni Kouloumpi, Peter Vandenabeele and

Sara Valadas

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 424 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation science; analytical methods; pigments; binding media; non-invasive analysis; mobile instrumentation; archaeometry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials and Heritage)

Nanomaterials, Nanotechnologies, and Nano-Characterisation in Heritage Science: From Diagnostics to Conservation and Restoration

edited by

João Pedro Veiga

and

Giuseppina Padeletti

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 10 | Submission Open

Keywords: nanomaterials; nanotechnologies; nano-characterization; cultural heritage; heritage science; in situ diagnostics; portable equipment; hyperspectral imaging; synchrotron radiation methods; neutron techniques; glass; ceramics; metals; stone; mortars; polymers; ageing; weathering and degradation; archaeometry; geoarchaeology; conservation; restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cultural Heritage)

Cultural Heritage: Restoration and Conservation

edited by Paola Pogliani and

Claudia Pelosi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4760 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation; restoration; cultural heritage; diagnostic; enhancement; documentation; materials; technologies; methodologies; products

Heritage Materials Matter: Recent Perspectives in Diagnostics and Conservation

edited by

Paolo Piccardo

Roberto Spotorno

and

Pietro Marescotti

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3829 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation science; archaometry; materials science; degradation of materials; techniques of restoration; musealization; diagnostics applied to CH

(This special issue belongs to the Section Materials and Heritage)

Corrosion and Conservation: Protecting Metal Artifacts in Cultural Heritage

edited by Ian Donald MacLeod,

Ahmad N. Abu-Baker

and Omid Oudbashi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 498 | Submission Open

Keywords: corrosion; conservation; archaeological metals; archaeometry; decay mechanisms

Current Studies on Archaeological Worked Bone Heritage

edited by

Grzegorz Osipowicz

and

Justyna Orlowska

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 347 | Submission Open

Keywords: worked bone; osseus artefacts; bone; traceology; technology; taphonomy; use-wear; residues

Integrating Scientific Analysis and Conservation Techniques in the Preservation of Painted Artifacts

edited by

Christos Karydis

, Eleni Kouloumpi and

Agathi Anthoula Kaminari

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 275 | Submission Open

Keywords: preventive conservation; interventive conservation; scientific analysis; conservation science; panel paintings; easel paintings; polychromes

Mass Spectrometric and Radiometric Analyses in Cultural Heritage Preservation

edited by Corina Anca Simion

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage preservation; archaeosciences; mass spectrometry; radiometric methods; stable isotopes analysis; carbon-14; lead-210; radon-222; carbon footprint; nanoplastics

Advanced Material Characterization in Heritage Science: Techniques and Applications

edited by

Anna Klisińska Kopacz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 178 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; material characterization; spectroscopy; imaging techniques; conservation science; non-invasive analysis; heritage diagnostics; multi-analytical approaches; advanced instrumentation

Advances in Digital Heritage Preservation and Open Science

edited by Peter Stanchev and Milena Dobreva

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: open and responsible research and innovation; AI; digital twins; 3D; e-Infrastructures; EOSC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Heritage)

Heritage and Tourism: Balancing Education, Innovation, and Sustainable Development

edited by

María Cristina Fernández-Laso

, María-Dolores Sánchez-Sánchez and Obdulia Monteserín-Abella

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 72 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; sustainable tourism; heritage management; conservation strategies; community participation; cultural landscapes; tourism impacts; innovation in heritage interpretation; sustainable development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cultural Heritage)

Advances in Environmental Monitoring, Modelling, and Preventive Conservation for Cultural Heritage: From Data to Decisions

edited by

Huarong Xie

Shiruo Wang

and

Sophia Sotiropoulou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: preventive conservation; microclimate monitoring; risk assessment; predictive modelling; deterioration; sustainable management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cultural Heritage)

Conservation, Adaptive Reuse and Urban Regeneration of Earthen and Vernacular Heritage

edited by

Camilla Mileto

Fernando Vegas López-Manzanares

Sergio Manzano-Fernández

and

Eva Tortajada Montalvá

submission deadline 1 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: earthen architecture; vernacular heritage; earth mortars; traditional heritage; ancestral knowledge

Heritage and Sustainability: Keys to the Management and Valorization of Natural Resources

edited by

María de la Cruz del Río-Rama

and

José Álvarez-García

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7587 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; sustainability; natural resources; sustainable tourism; traditional agriculture; forest management; renewable energies; heritage conservation; community development; ecotourism

Digital Documentation for Heritage and Archaeology: Standards, Innovations, and Challenges

edited by

Filippo Diara

Lorenzo Teppati Losè

and

Marco Serino

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 229 | Submission Open

Keywords: 3D modelling; 3D scanning; augmented reality; computational imaging; digital heritage; digital humanities; informative systems (HBIM-GIS); LiDAR; photogrammetry; virtual reality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Heritage)

Sustainable Tourism and Heritage Management

edited by

Takamitsu Jimura

and

Nicholas Wise

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 186 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable tourism; heritage management; cultural heritage; community engagement; tourism fovernance; overtourism; digital heritage; resilience; socio-environmental impacts; place identity; policy analysis; commodification

Impact Assessment and Conservation Strategies for Managing Heritage During Climate Change

edited by

Peter Brimblecombe

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate and air pollution history; climate change effect on heritage; long term damage to buildings; air pollution in museum; changes in museum insects

Cultural Tourism, UNESCO Sites and 2030 Agenda: Where Are We At?

edited by

Francesco Calabrò

Laura Genovese

, Stefania Landi, Maddalena Chimisso and

Massimiliano Bencardino

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 267 | Submission Open

Keywords: Agenda 2030; overtourism; best practices; UNESCO sites; cultural tourism; governance; markets

Advances in Digital Technologies for Maritime Archaeology

edited by

Elisa Costa

and

Carlotta Lucarini

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 85 | Submission Open

Keywords: three-dimensional documentation; remote sensing; GIS; data archive; three-dimensional modelling; shipwrecks; underwater structures; archaeology; maritime heritage; monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Heritage)

Spatial Data Science for Cultural Heritage Climatic Change Risk Assessment and Mitigation

edited by Apostolos Sarris and

George Pavlidis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 520 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage ; climatic risk assessment; monitoring and mitigation measures; geospatial technologies and modelling

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