Heritage

Data in the Heritage Domain: Digital Datasets, Twins for Cultural Heritage, and Applications

edited by Gian Piero Zarri and

submission deadline 28 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 380 | Submission Open

Keywords: digitalisation procedures in the cultural heritage domain; formal semantic representation, binary versus n-ary approaches; cultural heritage digital twin; digital representation of iconographic narratives

Applications of Digital Technologies in the Heritage Preservation

edited by

Lidia Fiorini

,

Grazia Tucci

and

Franco Niccolucci

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 14457 | Submission Open

Keywords: approaches to cultural heritage; 3D digital tecnologies; architectural heritage information systems; digital twins; 3D data and semantics; knowledgebase systems; heritage and environment; risk analysis; CH monitoring; sustainability

Advances in HBIM and Digital Twins for Cultural Heritage—from Reality to Model and Back

edited by

Nazarena Bruno

and

Federica Ottoni

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6389 | Submission Open

Keywords: historic building information modeling (HBIM); digital twins for cultural heritage; cultural heritage digitization; information management; 3D modeling; semantic classification; programmed conservation; structural monitoring; data integration

Interdisciplinary Applications of Spectroscopic Techniques for Heritage Conservation

edited by

Vanessa Henriques Antunes

, Maria Luísa Carvalho and

Sofia Pessanha

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4346 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; spectroscopic techniques; heritage conservation; non-invasive analysis; interdisciplinary research

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

edited by

Apostolos Sarris

and

George Pavlidis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3351 | Submission Open

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

Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Buildings—2nd Edition

edited by

Maria Beatrice Andreucci

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2755 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Heritage)

Multi-Modal Methods for the Inspection of Artworks and Cultural Heritage

edited by

Vivi Tornari

and Osten Wolfgang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1523 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-modal diagnostics; cultural heritage inspection; non-destructive testing; hybrid geometries; optical metrology; holography; interferometry; image processing; data fusion; artificial intelligence; structural assessment; integrated sensing; sensor technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artistic Heritage)

Research and Activities in the Preservation of the Industrial Heritage of Machines, Facilities and Manufacturing Know-How

edited by

Jesús Javier Jiménez-Galea

and

Miguel A. Sebastián

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 734 | Submission Open

Keywords: industrial heritage; mining heritage; engineering heritage; history of engineering; history of mechanical engineering; history of machines; analysis of antique machines; simulation of antique machines

Digital Twins and Performance-Driven Conservation of Historic Built Systems: Buildings, Infrastructures and Industrial Heritage

edited by

Alberto Sanchez-Lite

,

José Luis Fuentes-Bargues

,

Cristina Gonzalez-Gaya

and

Sara María Sánchez González

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 375 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin; historic built systems; HBIM; industrial heritage; 3D/4D modelling; data-driven heritage; infrastructural heritage; heritage machinery; preventive conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural 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 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 944 | Submission Open

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

Architectural Heritage and Cultural Landscape

edited by Silvia Beltramo,

Filiberto Chiabrando

and

Monica Naretto

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4435 | Submission Open

Keywords: accessibility; architetcural conservation; architectural history; built heritage; cultural landcape; design; ecological and environmental transition; geomatics; heritage values; inclusiveness; museum; reuse; seismic assesment and improvement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Heritage)

Advanced 2D and 3D Modeling Techniques and AI Applications for Archaeological Site Documentation and Preservation

edited by

Elisa Mariarosaria Farella

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 9282 | Submission Open

Keywords: reality-based modelling; documentation; automated data processing; multi-sensor fusion; AI; digital twins; spatial analysis; interpretation

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 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5510 | 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

Cultural Landscapes: Education and Citizen Participation for Their Recovery and Conservation

edited by Ana María Hernández Carretero,

Rebeca Guillén-Peñafiel

and

J. M. Sánchez-Martín

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2280 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural landscape; heritage education; citizen participation; sustainability; landscape education; planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cultural Heritage)

Geophysical Diagnostics of Heritage and Archaeology

edited by

Wenke Zhao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1975 | Submission Open

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

Controversial Heritage, Museums and History Education Challenges and Experiences from Democratic Culture and Critical Intersectionality

edited by Cosme Jesús Gómez-Carrasco, Belén Castro Fernández and Álvaro Chaparro-Sainz

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1264 | Submission Open

Keywords: heritage education; museum education; history education; historical thinking; historical consciousness; critical intersectionality; democratic culture

Scientific Conservation and Innovation for Wooden Heritage

edited by

Paolo Dionisi-Vici

and

Matteo De Vincenzi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1130 | Submission Open

Keywords: preventive conservation; wood; long-term monitoring; exhibiting site case studies; mechanical modeling; finite element analysis; monitoring device development

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

Innovative Health Monitoring and Evaluation of Ancient Stone Structures

edited by

Enrique García-Macías

, María Lourdes Gutiérrez-Carrillo and

Stefania de Medici

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 697 | Submission Open

Keywords: AI-assisted damage prognosis and risk assessment; digital twins for heritage structures; digitalisation; effects of climate change on masonry deterioration; field applications; preventive and planned maintenance of heritage structures; multidisciplinary diagnosis; static and dynamic structural assessment; remote sensing; structural health monitoring; robotics-assisted inspection of heritage assets

AI-Enhanced Parametric Modelling of Legacy Buildings

edited by

Asimina Dimara

,

Alexios Papaioannou

and

Christos-Nikolaos Anagnostopoulos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 362 | Submission Open

Keywords: urban legacy buildings (built heritage); heritage building information modelling (HBIM); scan-to-BIM automation; point cloud processing; semantic enrichment; digital twins; machine learning in AEC assets; multi-dimensional BIM (4D–7D); predictive degradation modelling; structural health monitoring; heritage digitalization workflows; resilient urban conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Heritage)

Conservation and Restoration of Metal Artifacts (Second Edition)

edited by

Vasilike Argyropoulos

and

Maria Giannoulaki

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 287 | Submission Open

Keywords: metal artifacts; green materials and technologies; non-invasive portable analytical/diagnostic techniques; museum environment; in situ conservation; material characterization

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

Digital Pathways for the Sustainable Development of Tourism Landscapes

edited by

Lotta Braunerhielm

,

Peter Reid

, Linda Ryan Bengtsson and

Thomas Blom

submission deadline 4 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 387 | Submission Open

Keywords: tourism; cultural heritage; identity; land dynamics; digital heritage; tourism-led gentrification; spatial restructuring; community participation; sustainable tourism development; digital transformation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Heritage)

State of the Art in Underwater Cultural Heritage: Policies in the Era of Blue Economy and Incorporation into Maritime Spatial Planning

edited by

Stella Sofia Kyvelou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 21335 | 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)

Advanced Analysis of Bioarchaeology, Skeletal Biology and Evolution

edited by Lucie Biehler-Gomez

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 15094 | Submission Open

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

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

World Heritage and Tourism

edited by

Antoni Domènech

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7808 | Submission Open

Keywords: world heritage; UNESCO designations; sustainable tourism; tourism destinations; visitor behavior; heritage conservation; biodiversity; geodiversity; climate change

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

edited by

Emanuel Demetrescu

, Simone Berto and Eleonora Scopinaro

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7464 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Heritage)

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

edited by

Min Fan

,

Aynur Kadir

and Özge Nilay Yalçın

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6170 | 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)

A 360° View of Heritage Management

edited by

Ricardo David Hernandez Rojas

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5713 | Submission Open

Keywords: management; heritage; sustainability; tourism; history

Advances in the Scientific Study of Painted Artworks

edited by Eleni Kouloumpi, Peter Vandenabeele and

Sara Valadas

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1940 | 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)

Megalithism Revisited: Methodological Advances and Emerging Perspectives

edited by

Carolina Cabrero González

and

Juan Antonio Cámara Serrano

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 901 | Submission Open

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

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Fortification and Defense Heritage

edited by

Styliani Papatzani

and Konstantinos Dimitroulias

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 676 | Submission Open

Keywords: castles; towers; watch-towers; bridges; requisitioned buildings; bunkers; fortification networks; medieval; WWI-WWII; documentation; restoration proposals

Lasers in the Conservation of Artworks

edited by

Roxana Radvan

and

Wolfgang Kautek

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 549 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser; ablation; spectroscopy; laser scanning; optical tomography; microscopy; hyperspectral imaging; photoacoustic spectroscopy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artistic Heritage)

Digital Museology and Emerging Technologies in Cultural Heritage (Second Edition)

edited by

Stella Sylaiou

,

Erik Malcolm Champion

and

Georgios Papaioannou

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 430 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital museology; experimental museology; virtual museums; digital heritage; 3D documentation; extended reality in museums; geospatial technologies for heritage; smart museums and IoT; big data for museums; artificial intelligence in museums; machine learning for heritage analysis; digital twin for museums; crowdsourcing cultural heritage; heritage data visualization; digital storytelling in museums; digital ethics in heritage

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

Art Education and Cultural Heritage Integration

edited by

Ricard Huerta

,

Paula Jardón-Giner

and Vicente Alfonso-Benlliure

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 377 | Submission Open

Keywords: cultural heritage; heritage education; art education; archeology; social sciences; education; creativity; teacher education

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artistic 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 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10816 | 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)

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 Dec 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8499 | Submission Open

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

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

edited by

Filippo Diara

,

Lorenzo Teppati Losè

and

Marco Serino

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4341 | 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)

The Medieval Cultural Heritage of the Baltic Sea Region

edited by

Gregory Leighton

and Florin Curta

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4062 | Submission Open

Keywords: heritage; history; archaeology; material culture; Baltic region; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Archaeological Heritage)

Advances in Digital Heritage Preservation and Open Science

edited by Peter Stanchev and

Milena Dobreva

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3942 | 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)

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

edited by Knut Bretzke and Britta Rudolff

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3419 | Submission Open

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

The Future of Analytical Chemistry and Material Science for Cultural Heritage

edited by

Massimo Lazzari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1779 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical chemistry; material science; cultural heritage; non‑destructive analysis; artificial intelligence

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

Paleopathology, Forensic Anthropology and Trauma Analysis of Human Remains

edited by Elena Varotto and Francesco Maria Galassi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1398 | Submission Open

Keywords: paleopathology; forensic anthropology; medicine and archaeology; human remains; trauma

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

Geoheritage: Value Creation and Sustainable Development

edited by Miloš Marjanović, Aleksandar R. Radivojević, Rastko Marković,

Velibor Spalevic

and

Paul Sestraș

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1192 | Submission Open

Keywords: geoheritage management; geocultural site; urban geotourism; sustainable development policies; digital interpretation technologies; economic development strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geoheritage and Geo-Conservation)

Haidai Civilization: The Nexus of History, Heritage and Complex Societies

edited by

Xiaotong Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 894 | Submission Open

Keywords: Haidai region; handicraft; cultural interaction; ancient material analysis; heritage conservation; palaeodiet; isotope analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cultural Heritage)

Archaeometric Approaches to the Characterization, Degradation and Conservation of Archaeological Materials

edited by

Maria Kaparou

, Yorgos Facorellis and Eleni Kouloumpi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 689 | Submission Open

Keywords: conservation science; archaeometry; heritage science; cultural heritage preservation; material characterisation; degradation processes; corrosion studies; preventive conservation; non-destructive analysis; analytical techniques; diagnostic methodologies; archaeological materials; interdisciplinary research; heritage management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Archaeological Heritage)

Simulating the Past: Artificial Intelligence and Computational Modeling for a Dynamic Understanding of Cultural Heritage

edited by

Joan Anton Barceló Álvarez

,

Jordi Vallverdú

and

Álvaro Cuéllar

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 655 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; computational modeling; digital archaeology; heritage; culture; history; virtual reconstruction

3D Virtual Reconstruction and Visualization of Complex Architectures (Second Edition)

edited by

,

,

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 631 | Submission Open

Keywords: photogrammetry; laser scanning; open-source; Gaussian splatting; sensor and data fusion; point cloud; 3D reconstruction; VR; AR

(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Heritage)

Reconstructing Past Economies: Interdisciplinary Methods and Applications

edited by Wei Ge

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open

Keywords: past economies; economic archaeology; archaeobotany; zooarchaeology; residue analysis; subsistence strategies; craft production; exchange networks; human–environment interaction; resource management

Non-Invasive Methods for Diagnostics and Air Quality Control in Heritage Painting Conservation

edited by

Vittoria Guglielmi

and

Laura Santagostini

submission deadline 30 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 191 | Submission Open

Keywords: characterisation of pictorial materials; preventive conservation; indoor air quality (IAQ); non-invasive diagnostics; machine learning; artificial intelligence in heritage science; smart materials

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artistic Heritage)

Cultural Heritage: Restoration and Conservation

edited by Paola Pogliani and

Claudia Pelosi

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14632 | Submission Open

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

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

edited by

Christos Karydis

, Eleni Kouloumpi and

Agathi Anthoula Kaminari

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7498 | Submission Open

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

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