Microclimate in Heritage

Dear Colleagues,

Microclimate is a major challenge for heritage conservation. Changes in environmental conditions such as temperature, humidity, airspeed, solar radiation and pollution increase the risk of degradation and damage to cultural and natural heritage. In this context, an accurate and efficient access to microclimate information and monitoring of microclimate change, so as to understand the decay of heritage brought by microclimate, are of great significance for the sustainable conservation of heritage.

This Special Issue aims to collect studies on assessments of the microclimate-related risks and innovative conservation methods, monitoring and diagnostic techniques, and predictive models. In addition to the important role of microclimate in heritage decay, this Special Issue will also consider intentional microclimate manipulation through showcases, microclimate painting frames, print frames, daguerreotypes, etc. The goal is to effectively assess conservation conditions and propose appropriate conservation programs to ensure the sustainable preservation of heritage.

This Special Issue aims to collect high-quality papers addressing various issues related to microclimate in heritage.

Dr. David Thickett
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Heritage is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• microclimate
• environmental conditions
• temperature and humidity
• solar radiation
• pollution
• heritage decay and conservation
• showcases
• microclimate painting frames