Special Issues

Heritage publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated EBM will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Microclimate in Heritage
edited by
submission deadline 14 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open
Keywords: microclimate; environmental conditions; temperature and humidity; solar radiation; pollution; heritage decay and conservation; showcases; microclimate painting frames
Deterioration and Conservation of Materials in Built Heritage
edited by and David Martín Freire-Lista
submission deadline 28 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 664 | Submission Open
Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and GIS for Built Heritage submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 17920 | Submission Open
Landscapes as Cultural Heritage: Contemporary Perspectives submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12759 | Submission Open
Tourism and Cultural Heritage in the Post-COVID Period submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8921 | Submission Open
Keywords: creative and cultural tourism; cultural heritage; e-tourism; eco-tourism; peripheral regions; sustainability; sustainable development goals; sustainable development; tourism sustainability
Challenges to Heritage Conservation under Climate Change submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7299 | Submission Open
Heritage under Threat. Endangered Monuments and Heritage Sites submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5624 | Submission Open
Keywords: built heritage; archaeological sites and landscapes; threats and risk; forces of nature; climate and pollution; anthropological effects; war and terrorism; tangible affecting the intangible; adaptation and mitigation
Museums for Heritage Preservation and Communication—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5241 | Submission Open
Keywords: on-site museum; ex situ museum; put in value; tangible items; intangible elements; geosites; nature; sightseeing; communication; virtual reality; scientific videos; education; cultural heritage; tourism and geotourism
(This special issue belongs to the Section Museum and Heritage)
Sustainable and Comprehensive Energy Renovation of Heritage Buildings submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3353 | 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
Protective Material Coatings for Cultural Heritage submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2927 | Submission Open
Keywords: protective coatings; cultural heritage; stones; metal; glass; art; varnish
The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Cultural Heritage Studies—Threats and Opportunities
edited by and Peter J. Cobb
submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2284 | Submission Open
Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; cultural heritage; neural networks
Bioarchaeology in the Modern Era submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 1564 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Biological and Natural Heritage)
New Advances in Bioinspired Conservation Treatments for Cultural Heritage submission deadline 30 Jun 2024 | Viewed by 318 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage; conservation; restoration; biotechnology; control of biodeterioration; biocides; nanotechnology; green chemistry; new art materials; pigments; varnishes; binders
State of the Art in Underwater Cultural Heritage: Policies in the Era of Blue Economy and Incorporation into Maritime Spatial Planning submission deadline 26 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3025 | 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)
Conservation Methodologies and Practices for Built Heritage
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18312 | 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)
Decay and Conservation Studies of Building Mortars and Stones
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18043 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Heritage)
Architectural Heritage Management in Earthquake-Prone Areas submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6611 | Submission Open
Keywords: heritage management; H-BIM; digital twins; computational modeling; big data; artificial intelligence / machine learning; Internet of Things; best practices
Historic Landscapes, Seascapes and Maritime Heritage submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5744 | Submission Open
The Significance of Things beyond Materiality. Archaeological Glass and Glazes as Archives of Knowledge from the Past submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5476 | Submission Open
Keywords: material culture; archaeological glass and glazes; archaeological science; archaeometry; materials and recipes; technical knowledge and know-how; tangible and intangible heritage
Multisensory Museums: Richer Experiences, Inclusivity and Accessibility to Cultural Heritage
edited by and Anna Maria Marras
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3628 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage; museums; multisensory experience; mixed reality; hybrid reality; accessibility; learning process; cultural transmission; storytelling; interaction
Risk Analysis and Preservation Strategies of Architectural Heritage submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1727 | Submission Open
Keywords: risk analysis; conservation; remote sensing; geographic information systems (GIS); building information modeling (BIM); architectural heritage; restoration solution
Recent and Emerging Analytical Approaches for the Identification, Characterization, and Mapping of Pigments and Binders in Ancient Wall Paintings
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 630 | Submission Open
Keywords: ancient wall paintings; painting materials and techniques; mineral pigments; organic colorants; organic binders; stratigraphic characterization; surface characterization; chemical trace analysis; chemical imaging and mapping; non- and micro-invasive analytical techniques; on-site characterization; state-of-the-art analytical methods; innovative methodologies
Origins of the Biological–Cultural Heritage of the Maya Forest submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open
Keywords: tropical mesoamerica; Maya Lowlands; settlement pattern; agriculture; sustainability; lidar
Conservation of Vernacular Heritage: Materials, Techniques and Project Management
edited by , and Sergio Manzano-Fernández
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open
Keywords: vernacular heritage; traditional techniques and materials; heritage education; traditional crafts; vernacular architecture
Preservation of Cultural Heritage: The Nexus of Diagnosis-Prevention-Sustainability
edited by , , Michael Turner and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 195 | 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
Recent Progress in Cultural Heritage Diagnostics submission deadline 24 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 297 | Submission Open
Keywords: non-invasive analytical methods; machine learning; big data analysis; Artifical Inteligence; diagnosis of cultural heritage materials; degradation; preservation state of the artifact
Non-invasive Technologies Applied in Cultural Heritage submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 12 articles | Viewed by 16526 | Submission Open
Advances in Archaeology and Anthropology of the Ancient World
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10748 | Submission Open
Keywords: anthropology; ancient DNA; sediment DNA; ancient pathogens; ancient proteomics; isotope analyses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Archaeological Heritage)
Cultural Heritage as a Contributor to Territorial/Urban Resilience submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4744 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage; urban and territorial resilience; urban planning; spatial planning; maritime spatial planning; climate-smart territorial/maritime planning
Insights into Modern Textile Production: Natural Colourants, Historical Textiles, Analytical Characterization and Technological Source Research
edited by Paula Nabais and Rita Salvado
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2275 | Submission Open
Keywords: textiles; manufactures; natural colorants; analytical characterization; written sources
Smart Heritage: The Role of Heritage in the Cities of the Future
edited by Efstratios Stylianidis and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 575 | 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
Advancements in the Conservation and Restoration of Ancient Manuscripts
edited by Catarina Miguel and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open
Keywords: parchment; pigments; dyes; degradations; conservation approaches; material characterisation; imaging analysis
AI and the Future of Cultural Heritage
edited by , Marco Raoul Marini and Augusto Palombini
submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 136 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; cultural heritage; ethics; environmental sustainability; human-centered approaches
New Approaches for Geoheritage Management and Geo-Conservation submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 120 | Submission Open
Keywords: geoheritage; geo-conservation; geodiversity; GIS; remote sensing; geosites
Deterioration and Conservation of Ancient Writing Supports submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open
Keywords: ancient writing supports; deterioration processes; preservation and restoration practices; papyri; ancient paper; parchment
Acoustical Heritage: Characteristics and Preservation
edited by and Angela Bellia
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 206 | Submission Open
Keywords: ancient theatres; acoustics; intangible sounds; virtual heritage; sonic heritage; aural heritage; aural architecture; soundscape; sonic experience
Metals in Heritage Science—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal alloys; microstructures; heat treatment; corrosion phenomena; portable/laboratory instrumentation; spectroscopic analyses; isotope-based studies; restoration solutions; case studies
Advancement of Remote Sensing and GIS in Risk Protection for Cultural Heritage submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 106 | 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
Molecular Spectroscopy in Art and Archaeology submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage; vibrational spectroscopy; UV-visible absorption; molecular fluorescence; mass spectrometry; nuclear magnetic resonance
Sustainable Conservation of Architectural Heritage—Advancements in Natural Stone Characterization and Preservation Methods, Materials and Management
edited by , Amélia Dionísio and
submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open
Keywords: architectural heritage preservation; conservation methodologies; emerging materials; natural stone materials; characterization methodologies; sustainability in preservation; digital technologies; heritage interpretation; sustainable development
Heritage Tourism and Sustainable City Dynamics
edited by and Isabel Vaz de Freitas
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7571 | Submission Open
Keywords: heritage tourism; cultural tourism; heritage safeguard; city tourism dynamics
Latest Trends and Challenges in the Study of Pigments and Dyes and Their Degradation in Cultural Heritage Objects
edited by , Anastasia Rousaki and Eleni Kouloumpi
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6807 | Submission Open
Keywords: cultural heritage; pigments; dyes; degradation; conservation; analytical techniques
Adaptive Reuse of Heritage Buildings submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5788 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Heritage)
Archaeology and Environmental Anthropology
edited by and Yannis Bassiakos
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open
Keywords: geoarchaeology; palaeoenvironment; geochronology; archaeometric techniques; landscape archaeology; human– cave dynamics; past climatic changes– implications for ancient societies; human– environment interactions
Virtual Anthropology. Digital Approaches for Paleoanthropology and Paleopathology
edited by Rosalie David and Jenefer Metcalfe
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 221 | Submission Open
Keywords: palaeoanthropology; palaeopathology; ancient diseases; virtual anthropology; radiological/CT imaging; photogrammetry; 3D scanning; virtual reality; morphometrical analysis; digital facial reconstruction
Computational Methodologies Supporting the Preservation, Access and Re-use of Sound and Musical Cultural Heritage
edited by Niccolò Pretto and
submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 203 | 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
Conservation and Restoration of Metal Artifacts
edited by , Maria Giannoulaki and
submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1806 | Submission Open
Keywords: metal artifacts; green materials and technologies; noninvasive portable analytical techniques; museum environment; in situ conservation; material characterization
3D Reconstruction of Cultural Heritage and 3D Assets Utilisation submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9278 | Submission Open
Keywords: 3D reconstruction; 3D modelling; reality-based modelling; multimodal data collection; data fusion; content analysis; segmentation; shape matching; VR/AR; restoration; storytelling; machine learning; artificial intelligence; human-computer interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Architectural Heritage)
Futurescape of Heritage Preservation: Integrating AI, Digital Twins, and Multi-Scale Technologies for Cultural Sustainability
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 730 | 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
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