Journal of Cultural Heritage
Entirely in English
A Multidisciplinary Journal of Science and Technology for Conservation and Awareness.
The Journal of Cultural Heritage is devoted to:
- Safeguard, Conservation and exploitation of cultural heritage
- Analyses and preservation of biodiversity
- Sociological and economical analyses
- Computer sciences in Cultural heritage
The journal focuses on a specific new methodology in cultural heritage conservation or exploitation. It also presents the latest news concerning public administration bodies and the many activities proposed by international authorities.
Occasionally, thematic issues are published as electronic supplements, available on ScienceDirect Recently published (Dec. 08) Glass Science in Art and Conservation.
Editor-in-Chief: P.A. Vigato
Impact factor: 1.176
5 year impact factor: 1.281
Imprint: Elsevier
ISSN: 1296-2074
Most cited
Top 10 Cited (articles published in the last five years)
Extracted from Scopus (on Sat Jun 29)42 Pavlidis, G. | Koutsoudis, A. | Arnaoutoglou, F. | Tsioukas, V. | Chamzas, C. Methods for 3D digitization of Cultural Heritage Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 8, Issue 1, 2007-01-01, Pages 93-98 36 Colomban, P. | Tournié, A. On-site Raman identification and dating of ancient/modern stained glasses at the Sainte-Chapelle, Paris Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 8, Issue 3, 2007-07-01, Pages 242-256 35 Yastikli, N. Documentation of cultural heritage using digital photogrammetry and laser scanning Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 8, Issue 4, 2007-09-01, Pages 423-427 30 Tsakalof, A. | Manoudis, P. | Karapanagiotis, I. | Chryssoulakis, I. | Panayiotou, C. Assessment of synthetic polymeric coatings for the protection and preservation of stone monuments Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 8, Issue 1, 2007-01-01, Pages 69-72 25 Colomban, P. On-site Raman identification and dating of ancient glasses: A review of procedures and tools Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 9, Issue SUPPL., 2008-12-01, Pages e55-e60 23 Daniele, V. | Taglieri, G. | Quaresima, R. The nanolimes in Cultural Heritage conservation: Characterisation and analysis of the carbonatation process Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 9, Issue 3, 2008-07-01, Pages 294-301 21 Koutsoudis, A. | Arnaoutoglou, F. | Chamzas, C. On 3D reconstruction of the old city of Xanthi. A minimum budget approach to virtual touring based on photogrammetry Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 8, Issue 1, 2007-01-01, Pages 26-31 20 Miliani, C. | Velo-Simpson, M.L. | Scherer, G.W. Particle-modified consolidants: A study on the effect of particles on sol-gel properties and consolidation effectiveness Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 8, Issue 1, 2007-01-01, Pages 1-6 19 Yilmaz, H.M. | Yakar, M. | Gulec, S.A. | Dulgerler, O.N. Importance of digital close-range photogrammetry in documentation of cultural heritage Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 8, Issue 4, 2007-09-01, Pages 428-433 19 Sebastián, E. | Cultrone, G. | Benavente, D. | Linares Fernandez, L. | Elert, K. | Rodriguez-Navarro, C. Swelling damage in clay-rich sandstones used in the church of San Mateo in Tarifa (Spain) Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 9, Issue 1, 2008-01-01, Pages 66-76 - View all items
Special issues
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Science and Technology for the Safeguard of Cultural Heritage in the Mediterranean Basin
Volume 14, Issue 3, Supplement,
Published June 2013 - Buy now
The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem: an interdisciplinary approach to a knowledge-based restoration
Volume 13, Issue 4, Supplement,
Published December 2012 - Buy now
Wood Science for Conservation
Volume 13, Issue 3, Supplement,
Published September 2012
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Most Read Articles - counted by Article downloads on SciVerse ScienceDirect in the period 01 April 2002 to 31 May 2013
Sat Jun 291 Marilena Vecco A definition of cultural heritage: From the tangible to the intangible Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 11, Issue 3, July𢀓September 2010, Pages 321-324 2 Tran Huu Tuan | Stale Navrud Capturing the benefits of preserving cultural heritage Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 9, Issue 3, July𢀓September 2008, Pages 326-337 3 Ana Bedate | Luis César Herrero | José Ángel Sanz Economic valuation of the cultural heritage: application to four case studies in Spain Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 5, Issue 1, January𢀓March 2004, Pages 101-111 4 Einar Bowitz | Karin Ibenholt Economic impacts of cultural heritage 𢀓 Research and perspectives Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 10, Issue 1, January𢀓March 2009, Pages 1-8 5 Sylaiou Styliani | Liarokapis Fotis | Kotsakis Kostas | Patias Petros Virtual museums, a survey and some issues for consideration Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 10, Issue 4, October𢀓December 2009, Pages 520-528 6 Xavier Greffe Is heritage an asset or a liability? Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 5, Issue 3, July𢀓September 2004, Pages 301-309 7 Fabio Bruno | Stefano Bruno | Giovanna De Sensi | Maria-Laura Luchi | Stefania Mancuso | Maurizio Muzzupappa From 3D reconstruction to virtual reality: A complete methodology for digital archaeological exhibition Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 11, Issue 1, January𢀓March 2010, Pages 42-49 8 Naci Yastikli Documentation of cultural heritage using digital photogrammetry and laser scanning Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 8, Issue 4, September𢀓December 2007, Pages 423-427 9 N.P Avdelidis | A Moropoulou Applications of infrared thermography for the investigation of historic structures Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 5, Issue 1, January𢀓March 2004, Pages 119-127 10 E.C.M. Ruijgrok The three economic values of cultural heritage: a case study in the Netherlands Journal of Cultural Heritage, Volume 7, Issue 3, July𢀓September 2006, Pages 206-213 - View all items
Recent articles
Sat Jun 291 Barbara Manachini | Noemi Billeci | Franco Palla Erratum to 𢀜Exotic insect pests: The impact of the Red Palm Weevil on natural and cultural heritage in Palermo (Italy)𢀝 [J. Cult. Herit. 14 (3S) (2013) e172𢀓e182] Journal of Cultural Heritage, Available online 24 June 2013 2 Alessia Andreotti | Ilaria Bonaduce | Valter Castelvetro | Maria Perla Colombini | Anna Lluveras-Tenorio | Mustapha Raihane | Mounsif Ibnoussina | Azzouz Boujamid Characterization of the organic materials used in the painting of the vaulted ceiling at the Saadian Tomb of Mulay Ahmed Al-Mansour (Marrakech) Journal of Cultural Heritage, Available online 21 June 2013 3 Michela Mortara | Chiara Eva Catalano | Francesco Bellotti | Giusy Fiucci | Minica Houry-Panchetti | Panagiotis Petridis Learning cultural heritage by serious games Journal of Cultural Heritage, Available online 19 June 2013 4 Charalampos A. Dimoulas | George M. Kalliris | Elena G. Chatzara | Nikolaos K. Tsipas | George V. Papanikolaou Audiovisual production, restoration-archiving and content management methods to preserve local tradition and folkloric heritage Journal of Cultural Heritage, Available online 17 June 2013 5 Katarina Kocić | Tijana Spasić | Mira Aničić Urošević | Milica Tomašević Trees as natural barriers against heavy metal pollution and their role in the protection of cultural heritage Journal of Cultural Heritage, Available online 14 June 2013 6 Farkas Pintér | István Vidovszky | Johannes Weber | Karol Bayer Mineralogical and microstructural characteristics of historic Roman cement renders from Budapest, Hungary Journal of Cultural Heritage, Available online 14 June 2013 7 Rosario Llamas | María Carmen Talamantes An analytical study of polypropylene as a support for paint layers. From concept to material in contemporary art Journal of Cultural Heritage, Available online 12 June 2013 8 Ana Manhita | Lieve Balcaen | Frank Vanhaecke | Teresa Ferreira | António Candeias | Cristina Barrocas Dias Unveiling the colour palette of Arraiolos carpets: Material study of carpets from the 17th to 19th century period by HPLC-DAD-MS and ICP-MS Journal of Cultural Heritage, Available online 7 June 2013 9 Alessandro Gallo | Maurizio Muzzupappa | Fabio Bruno 3D reconstruction of small sized objects from a sequence of multi-focused images Journal of Cultural Heritage, Available online 4 June 2013 10 Enrico Quagliarini | Gian Marco Revel | Stefano Lenci | Elena Seri | Alfonso Cavuto | Giuseppe Pandarese Historical plasters on light thin vaults: State of conservation assessment by a Hybrid ultrasonic method Journal of Cultural Heritage, Available online 31 May 2013 - View all items
