Special Issues

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Cultural Landscape and Sustainable Heritage Tourism
edited by Carlos J. Pardo Abad
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 177 | 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 103 | 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, and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 44 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage; heritage management; sustainable development; conservation; conservation science
Advanced Analysis of Geoheritage and Geoscience
edited by
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 160 | 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
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3543 | Submission Open
Keywords: Raman spectroscopy; FTIR; XRF; SEM-EDX; UV-visible-NIR spectroscopy; imaging; chemometrics; artificial intelligence
Advancement of Remote Sensing and GIS in Risk Protection for Cultural Heritage submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 567 | 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
Application of Radiocarbon Dating in Conservation of Artwork and Heritage Materials
edited by Laura Hendriks
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 487 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage; archaeology; radiocarbon dating; conservation; analytical techniques; interdisciplinarity; historical and modern materials
Environmental Archaeology: Reconstructing Historical Landscapes in Long-Inhabited Estuarine Areas
edited by and Maria da Conceição Freitas
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 140 | Submission Open
Keywords: environmental evolution; geoarchaeology; environmental proxies; sedimentology; sedimentary records; estuarine cities
(This special issue belongs to the Section Archaeological Heritage)
Advanced Analysis of Bioarchaeology, Skeletal Biology and Evolution
edited by Lucie Biehler-Gomez
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open
Keywords: bioarchaeology; biological anthropology; skeletal biology; evolution; human biology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological and Natural Heritage)
Towards Intelligent Digital Heritage: From Latest Digital Survey Techniques to Advanced 3D Data Analytics and Use
edited by , Stefano Campana and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6500 | Submission Open
Keywords: 3D survey; photogrammetry; laser scanning; cultural heritage; AI  ; 3D data analytics
Smart Heritage: The Role of Heritage in the Cities of the Future
edited by Efstratios Stylianidis and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 1075 | Submission Open
Keywords: metaverse; artificial intelligence; Internet of Things (IoT); extended reality (XR); tools and platforms for smart heritage; sustainable development and smart heritage; smart cities’ tourism and digital heritage; smart heritage and digital data reuse; smart cities; digital heritage; and ethics
Multianalytical Approaches Applied to Conservation and Restoration Strategies in Cultural Heritage
edited by , and Anna Maria De Francesco
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 819 | Submission Open
Keywords: conservation; restoration; consolidation; coatings; protective products; provenance; ancient materials; degradation; characterisation; archaeometry; pigments; mortars; frescoes; mosaics; stone
Advances in Non-invasive Multi-analytical Approaches for the Study of Painted Artworks
edited by Raffaella Fontana and
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 638 | 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
Revitalizing Heritage Places and Memories for Sustainable Tourism
edited by and Isabel Vaz de Freitas
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 529 | Submission Open
Keywords: heritage conservation and safeguarding; intangible cultural heritage preservation through tourism; regional development and cultural tourism; heritage valorization and territorial regeneration; cultural and heritage tourism; sustainable tourism; sustainable experiences; preserving authenticity; cultural traditions and practices; sustainable heritage uses; narratives; memories; and heritage sites; cultural preservation and community involvement; innovative interpretation and technology; memory and identity; governance and collaborative policies
Mass Spectrometric and Radiometric Analyses in Cultural Heritage Preservation
edited by Corina Anca Simion
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 53 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage preservation; archaeosciences; mass spectrometry; radiometric methods; stable isotopes analysis; carbon-14; lead-210; radon-222; carbon footprint; nanoplastics
Digital Museology and Emerging Technologies in Cultural Heritage submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 1123 | 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)
Virtual Anthropology. Digital Approaches for Paleoanthropology and Paleopathology
edited by Rosalie David and Jenefer Metcalfe
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3927 | Submission Open
Keywords: palaeoanthropology; palaeopathology; ancient diseases; virtual anthropology; radiological/CT imaging; photogrammetry; 3D scanning; virtual reality; morphometrical analysis; digital facial reconstruction
Deterioration and Conservation of Materials in Built Heritage
edited by and David Martín Freire-Lista
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2520 | Submission Open
Microclimate in Heritage
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2264 | Submission Open
Keywords: microclimate; environmental conditions; temperature and humidity; solar radiation; pollution; heritage decay and conservation; showcases; microclimate painting frames
Past for the Future: Digital Pathways in Cultural Heritage
edited by , Katherine Kelaidis and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage; humanities; museums; history; archives; digital; virtual; visualizing interfaces
Interpreting Past Landscapes: Current Challenges of LIDAR and Aerial Photogrammetry submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 46 | Submission Open
Keywords: LIDAR; aerial photogrammetry; archaeology; past landscapes; remote sensing; good practices; validation of archaeological evidence; landscape interpretation; historical and archaeological cultural dynamics
Geochemical Analysis for Heritage Materials
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage; provenance; petro-archaeometry; material characterization; geochemical analysis
The Medieval Cultural Heritage of the Baltic Sea Region
edited by and Florin Curta
submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open
Keywords: heritage; history; archaeology; material culture; Baltic region; conservation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Archaeological Heritage)
Landscapes as Cultural Heritage: Contemporary Perspectives—2nd Edition submission deadline 1 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural landscape; heritage landscape; assessment and characterization; citizen participation; contemporary approaches; economy; tourism; and the creative industrial sector
Advances in HBIM and Digital Twins for Cultural Heritage—from Reality to Model and Back submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 682 | 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 , Maria Luísa Carvalho and
submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 28 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage; spectroscopic techniques; heritage conservation; non-invasive analysis; interdisciplinary research
Heritage Materials Matter: Recent Perspectives in Diagnostics and Conservation submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 4 | 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)
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