Metals in Heritage Science
A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 418
Special Issue Editor
Interests: archaeometallurgy; heritage science; metal alloys; chemical composition; microstructure; heat treatment; corrosion products; restoration solutions
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The valorisation of our Cultural Heritage is deeply grounded on the study of the production, use and consumption of ancient metals. Especially, modern analytical techniques allow to achieve detailed information about the composition and microstructure of metal artefacts. This information is very useful for understanding the historic materials and manufacturing process. Moreover, the assessment of the state of conservation of metal objects allows to detect degradation mechanisms and establish suitable conservation strategies for the safeguard of the Cultural Heritage.
The aim of this Special Issue ‘Metals in Heritage Science’ is to collect full papers, communications and review articles highlighting recent achievements on the study of composition, technological process and deterioration phenomena of metal alloys, with a special focus on the development of new analytical techniques and instrumentation for investigating the history of metal technology. Submissions of works dealing with innovative conservation and restoration solutions are also encouraged. Papers reporting case studies of historical relevance will be evaluated.
We are pleased to invite you to submit original research articles for this Special Issue to be published in the open access journal Metals. High-quality papers from researchers in the scientific community are welcome.
You may choose our Joint Special Issue in Heritage.
Dr. Chiara Soffritti
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. Metals 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 2600 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.
Keywords
- Metal alloys
- Microstructure
- Heat treatment
- Corrosion phenomena
- Portable/laboratory instrumentation
- Spectroscopic analyses
- Isotope-based studies
- Restoration solutions
- Case studies
