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Sustainable and Comprehensive Energy Renovation of Heritage Buildings

edited by

Jørgen Rose

and

Kirsten Engelund Thomsen

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 10233 | 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

Dyes in History and Archaeology 43

edited by

Jo Kirby

Joanne Dyer

, Debbie Bamford, Maarten R. van Bommel, Paula Nabais,

Jennifer Poulin

and

Diego Tamburini

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2578 | Submission Open

Keywords: dyes; colourants; organic pigments; mordants; archives; crafts; industry

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

AI Innovation in Cultural Heritage Preservation: Bridging Technology, Image, and Tradition

edited by

Carmen Silva

Lídia Oliveira Silva

, Ana Carla Amaro and

Vittoria Guglielmi

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 2372 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; deep learning; neural network; generative AI; cultural heritage; material heritage; intangible heritage; image; synthetic memory

Molecular Spectroscopy in Art and Archaeology

edited by

Stamatis C. Boyatzis

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2320 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; vibrational spectroscopy; UV-visible absorption; molecular fluorescence; mass spectrometry; nuclear magnetic resonance

Digital Bioarchaeology

edited by Alessandra Mazzucchi,

Cristiano Putzolu

and Marta Licata

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: osteology; archaeozoology; anthropology; grave; tomb; virtual reality; augmented reality; mixed reality; simulated reality; computer vision

X-ray Physics and Digital Imaging for the Study, Preservation and Protection of Cultural Properties

edited by

Giovanni E. Gigante

and Roberto Cesareo

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5828 | Submission Open

Keywords: X-ray physics; XRF; XRD; digital radiography; CT tomography; synchrotron light sources and non-conventional X-ray sources; X-ray application in archaeometry and archaeological science

Progress in Heritage Education: Evolving Techniques and Methods

edited by

Olaia Fontal-Merillas

, Alex Ibañez-Etxeberria and Pablo De Castro Martín

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7197 | Submission Open

Keywords: heritage education; higher education; heritage sustainability; heritage communities; quantitative methodologies

Heritage Materials and Historic Buildings: Preservation and Environment

edited by Alexandra Rodrigues, Carla Machado, Fernanda Carvalho and Amanda Corrêa Pinto

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3773 | Submission Open

Keywords: buildings preservation; built heritage materials; outdoor environment; heritage care indoors; heritage and environment; sustainable conservation; restoration materials and techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Heritage)

HBIM and Information Systems for Cultural Heritage Memory and Preservation

edited by

Elisabetta Caterina Giovannini

, Virna Maria Nannei and Angelo Massafra

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2684 | Submission Open

Keywords: HBIM; architectural heritage information systems; preventive conservation; CH monitoring; predictive heritage management; digital twins; heritage science; 3D data and semantics; scan-to-BIM; knowledge base systems

Futurescape of Heritage Preservation: Integrating AI, Digital Twins, and Multi-Scale Technologies for Cultural Sustainability

edited by

George Pavlidis

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 1607 | 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

New Contributions to Geoheritage and Historical Landscape Research and Conservation

edited by

Alexandrakis Georgios

Michela Ricca

and

Mauro Francesco La Russa

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1095 | Submission Open

Keywords: geoheritage; geoarchaeology; geosite conservation; geodiversity; geoscience

Exploring Underground Built Heritage

edited by

Carlos Smaniotto Costa

and

Marluci Menezes

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 581 | Submission Open

Keywords: values of an UBH asset in terms of aesthetic; historical; scientific; cultural; social; economic; spiritual importance; etc.; methodologies for conservation and rehabilitation of the UBH; approaches; methods; and techniques for valuing UBH; exploring hidden; unknown UBH; experiences in making UBH accessible; including risk issues; community-based approaches and community engagement in UBH valorisation UBH as an asset for local; cultural; social; environmental; and economic development; tangible and intangible aspects and their contribution to a sense of place and identity building; quantifying and/or qualifying the multiple benefits provided by UBH assets; raising awareness for UBH assets

Remote Sensing for Monitoring and Impact Assessment of Climate Change and Natural Hazards on Geological and Cultural Heritage

edited by

Elena Candigliota

Deodato Tapete

and Maria Virelli

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 469 | Submission Open

Keywords: remote sensing; cultural heritage; landscapes management; vulnerability assessment; climate change; historic centers; geological hazard; archeological site; sea level rise; extreme events

New Advances in Biomolecular Approaches to Archaeological Heritage

edited by Antonella Pedergnana and Dries Cnuts

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 311 | Submission Open

Keywords: organic residue analysis (ORA); ancient biomolecules; chemical analysis; ancient lifeways; archaeological and historical heritage

Applications of Raman Spectroscopy and X-Ray in Archaeological Research

edited by

Gioacchino Tempesta

and Giovanna Fioretti

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 290 | Submission Open

Keywords: Raman spectroscopy; X-ray techniques; archaeology; cultural heritage; XRF; XRD; non-destructive analysis

Innovative Materials and Tools for the Cleaning of Cultural Heritage

edited by

Dominique Scalarone

and

Antonio Sansonetti

submission deadline 30 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 343 | Submission Open

Keywords: green materials; sustainability; cleaning effectiveness; cleaning monitoring; non-contact cleaning; laser; gels; emulsions

Multisensory Museums: Richer Experiences, Inclusivity and Accessibility to Cultural Heritage

edited by

Eva Pietroni

and Anna Maria Marras

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13918 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; museums; multisensory experience; mixed reality; hybrid reality; accessibility; learning process; cultural transmission; storytelling; interaction

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

Conservation and Restoration of Metal Artifacts

edited by

Vasilike Argyropoulos

Maria Giannoulaki

and

Elodie Guilminot

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13675 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal artifacts; green materials and technologies; noninvasive portable analytical techniques; museum environment; in situ conservation; material characterization

It's All a Matter of Time: Exploring the Past, Present and Future of Artworks through Dating, Authentication, Material Characterization, Monitoring and Restoration

edited by

Letizia Bonizzoni

Valeria Comite

Anna Galli

and

Rosina Celeste Ponterio

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5175 | Submission Open

Keywords: dating; authentication; conservation; degradation; archaeometry; material characterization

Challenges and Advancements in the Cleaning, Conservation and Restoration of Archaeological Small Finds

edited by

Tilde De Caro

and

Roberta G. Toro

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4216 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural Heritage preservation; cleaning; consolidation; protection; advanced materials; small finds conservation

The Archaeology of Climate Change

edited by Sharon Steadman and John Frederick Haldon

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2933 | Submission Open

Keywords: archaeology; climate change; methodology; ecology; adaptation

New Approaches for Geoheritage Management and Geo-Conservation

edited by

Mario Bentivenga

and

Giuseppe Palladino

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2705 | Submission Open

Keywords: geoheritage; geo-conservation; geodiversity; GIS; remote sensing; geosites

HBIM and Digital Technologies-Based Conservation Practices in Cultural Heritage Sites

edited by Adriana Marra,

Francesca Savini

, Ilaria Trizio and

Giovanni Fabbrocino

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; digital tools for survey and modelling; BIM and HBIM; digital information system; digital twin; AR and VR; maintenance design and operation; best practices for preserving heritage; digital management

Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Buildings—2nd Edition

edited by

Maria Beatrice Andreucci

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 293 | Submission Open

Keywords: heritage buildings; adaptive reuse; sustainable development; climate change; environmental design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Heritage)

Non-Invasive Methods for Analysis and Diagnostic in the Field of Cultural Heritage

edited by

Paola Fermo

and Giuseppe Politi

submission deadline 1 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1684 | Submission Open

Keywords: non-invasive methodology; ion beam analysis; X-ray fluorescence; multispectral and hyperspectral imaging; Raman spectroscopy; FTIR spectroscopy; neutron and X-ray radiography and tomography; X-ray diffraction

AI and the Future of Cultural Heritage

edited by

Paolo Rosati

, Marco Raoul Marini and Augusto Palombini

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 19433 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; cultural heritage; ethics; environmental sustainability; human-centered approaches

Exploring Novel Approaches to Preserve and Monitor the Cultural Heritage Materials

edited by

Annalaura Casanova Municchia

and

Valentina Nigro

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7052 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodeterioration; conservation science; deterioration pattern; monitoring; non-invasive techniques; sustainability; multidisciplinarity

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

Advanced Data Environment in Current Cultural Heritage 3D Digitization Practices

edited by

Marco Gaiani

and

Anthony Pamart

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6445 | 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

Unveiling the Past: Multidisciplinary Investigations in Archaeology

edited by

Carla Bottari

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5516 | Submission Open

Keywords: archaeoseismology; geophysics applied to archaeology; geoarchaeology; historical earthquake damage; site effects; seismic vulnerability; earthquake resilience; cultural heritage conservation

Heritage as a Design Resource for Virtual Reality

edited by Kasper Rodil and

Ivan A. Nikolov

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4015 | Submission Open

Keywords: virtual reality; cultural heritage; diversity; system designs

Computational Methodologies Supporting the Preservation, Access and Re-use of Sound and Musical Cultural Heritage

edited by Niccolò Pretto and

Sergio Canazza

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1250 | 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

Geological Hazards and Heritage Safeguard

edited by

Károly Németh

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 805 | Submission Open

Keywords: geohazard; natural hazard; risk; geoheritage; geopark; geosite; geodiversity; cultural heritage; indigenous; protection

Virtual Reconstruction and Digital Restoration in Cultural Heritage: Methods, Documentation, and Scientific Validation

edited by

Emanuel Demetrescu

, Simone Berto and Eleonora Scopinaro

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 556 | Submission Open

Keywords: reconstruction; digital restoration; cultural heritage; scientific documentation; multi-temporal modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Heritage)

Dynamic Monitoring of Monumental Buildings and Artistic Goods

edited by Stefania Viti and

Riccardo Mario Azzara

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 284 | 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)

Exploration and Preservation of Historical Shipwrecks and Maritime Heritage

edited by Michael L. Brennan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open

Keywords: historical shipwrecks; maritime heritage; deep-water shipwrecks; ocean exploration; ocean heritage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Underwater Heritage)

Preservation of Cultural Heritage: The Nexus of Diagnosis-Prevention-Sustainability

edited by

Antonia Moropoulou

Elisabetta Zendri

, Michael Turner and

Ekaterini Delegou

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: diagnostic study and decay diagnosis; preventive conservation; sustainable development; remote sensing; non-destructive testing; 3D modeling; GIS; conservation strategies; eco-friendly materials; energy-efficient materials

New Perspectives for the Sustainable Conservation of Cultural Heritage

edited by Anne Solenn Le Hô and Ann Bourgès

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5150 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainability; conservation; restoration; environment; cultural heritage; materials; practices; resources

Insights into Modern Textile Production: Natural Colourants, Historical Textiles, Analytical Characterization and Technological Source Research

edited by Paula Nabais and Rita Salvado

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4755 | Submission Open

Keywords: textiles; manufactures; natural colorants; analytical characterization; written sources

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 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1500 | Submission Open

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

Palaeopathological Analysis Applied to Forensic and Archaeological Studies

edited by

Carme Rissech

and

Lluís Lloveras

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1332 | Submission Open

Keywords: human palaeopathology; animal palaeopathology; diseases origin; zoonosis; pathologies and culture

YOCOCU2024 Ancient Traditions, Conservation Challenges and Future Scenarios for the Innovative and Green Protection, Enhancement and Fruition of Cultural Heritage

edited by

Fernanda Prestileo

and

Andrea Macchia

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1007 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation and restoration of cultural heritage; preservation of museum collections; investigations for cultural heritage; green conservation of cultural heritage; conservation of urban art; virtual restoration; conservation of digital art; risk assessment of cultural heritage and landscapes; entertainment for education; risk management for cultural heritage

Sustainability for Heritage

edited by

Carolyn S. Hayles

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 943 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; conservation; environmental degradation; heritage; resilience; sustainability

Archaeology and Environmental Anthropology

edited by

Evangelos Tsakalos

and Yannis Bassiakos

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 798 | Submission Open

Keywords: geoarchaeology; palaeoenvironment; geochronology; archaeometric techniques; landscape archaeology; human– cave dynamics; past climatic changes– implications for ancient societies; human– environment interactions

Navigating Indigenous Connections to Underwater Heritage in the Contemporary Era

edited by Ingrid Ward and Isabel Cartajena

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 436 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater; submerged; marine; freshwater; cultural landscapes; Indigenous perspectives; Western Science; prehistoric; archaeology; policy development

(This special issue belongs to the Section Underwater Heritage)

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

edited by Apostolos Sarris and

George Pavlidis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 241 | Submission Open

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

Cultural Landscape and Sustainable Heritage Tourism

edited by Carlos J. Pardo Abad

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 205 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural landscape; heritage tourism; tourism sustainability; territorial heritage; challenges and opportunities of sustainable heritage tourism

Provenance of Construction Stone Materials in Archaeology: New Advances, Methodologies and Issues

edited by

and Anna Gutiérrez Garcia-Moreno

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: ancient stones; archaeometry; ancient quarries; stone provenance and trade; archaeology of architecture; ancient economics

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

History, Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage

edited by Mariangela Vandini,

Sara Fiorentino

and

Pietro Maria Militello

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; heritage management; sustainable development; conservation; conservation science

Advanced Analysis of Geoheritage and Geoscience

edited by

Károly Németh

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 176 | Submission Open

Keywords: geodiversity; geocultural; geoheritage; geographical information system (GIS); unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); ground penetrating radar (GPR); laser scanning; light detection and ranging (LiDAR); remote sensing; geostatistics

Spectroscopy in Archaeometry and Conservation Science

edited by

Vittoria Guglielmi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3639 | Submission Open

Keywords: Raman spectroscopy; FTIR; XRF; SEM-EDX; UV-visible-NIR spectroscopy; imaging; chemometrics; artificial intelligence

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