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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 3448 | 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

Geophysical Diagnostics of Heritage and Archaeology

edited by

Wenke Zhao

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1479 | Submission Open

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

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1183 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cultural 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 425 | 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

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 | Viewed by 258 | 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 | Viewed by 230 | 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)

AI-Enhanced Parametric Modelling of Legacy Buildings

edited by

Asimina Dimara

Alexios Papaioannou

and

Christos-Nikolaos Anagnostopoulos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 121 | 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 100 | 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 150 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 17909 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10622 | Submission Open

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

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

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 6009 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Digital Heritage)

World Heritage and Tourism

edited by

Antoni Domènech

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4343 | Submission Open

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

A 360° View of Heritage Management

edited by

Ricardo David Hernandez Rojas

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3236 | Submission Open

Keywords: management; heritage; sustainability; tourism; history

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2848 | 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)

Advances in the Scientific Study of Painted Artworks

edited by Eleni Kouloumpi, Peter Vandenabeele and

Sara Valadas

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 1026 | 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 721 | Submission Open

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

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 199 | 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 191 | 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)

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Fortification and Defense Heritage

edited by

Styliani Papatzani

and Konstantinos Dimitroulias

submission deadline 30 Nov 2026 | Viewed by 168 | 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 | Viewed by 9 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Artistic 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6326 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1934 | 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)

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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1756 | Submission Open

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

Paleopathology, Forensic Anthropology and Trauma Analysis of Human Remains

edited by Elena Varotto and Francesco Maria Galassi

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 782 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 343 | 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)

The Future of Analytical Chemistry and Material Science for Cultural Heritage

edited by

Massimo Lazzari

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

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

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

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

edited by

Xiaotong Wu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 132 | 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)

Reconstructing Past Economies: Interdisciplinary Methods and Applications

edited by Wei Ge

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 86 | Submission Open

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

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 | Viewed by 42 | 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)

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

edited by

Ana Maria Costa

and Maria da Conceição Freitas

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1777 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Archaeological Heritage)

New Perspectives on Prehistoric Pottery: Technology, Society, and Cultural Dynamics

edited by

Qingyu Lu

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 305 | Submission Open

Keywords: archaeology; pottery craft production; scientific analysis; pottery production; product circulation; product consumption; social complexity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Archaeological Heritage)

Frontier Archaeology, Cultural Heritage and Diversity Within Unity of Chinese Civilization

edited by Fei Peng and Xuan Zhang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 27 | Submission Open

Keywords: ethnoarchaeology; heritage conservation; cultural interaction; frontier archaeology; field archaeology; digital technology; heritage exhibition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Cultural Heritage)

Cultural Landscape and Sustainable Heritage Tourism

edited by Carlos J. Pardo Abad

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8891 | Submission Open

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

Photonics Techniques for Cultural Heritage Diagnostics Enabled by AI Tools

edited by