Contributors may explore the following themes:
- Conceptual Foundations – defining and operationalizing “value”, “impact”, and “effectiveness” in cultural heritage law and policy.
- International Compliance – using indicators to monitor and evaluate adherence to international heritage treaties and conventions.
- Community and Participatory approaches – designing indicators that incorporate local, Indigenous, and community-led knowledge systems.
- Methodological Challenges – addressing ethical, cultural, and technical challenges in measuring cultural heritage.
- Digital and Technological Tools – leveraging AI, GIS, big data, and digital repositories for measuring and monitoring heritage.
- Policy Evaluation – assessing the implementation and impact of national, regional, and international cultural heritage policies.
- Comparative and Cross-Jurisdictional Studies – evaluating differences in heritage governance and measurement approaches across legal systems.
- Interdisciplinary Approaches – integrating legal, archaeological, anthropological, economic, or environmental perspectives to create comprehensive assessment frameworks.
- Sustainability and Development – linking heritage indicators to broader social, economic, and environmental objectives, including human rights and the SDGs.
- Provenance Transparency – developing indicators to assess the availability, accessibility, and reliability of provenance information for cultural objects, including tools to support due diligence, market transparency, and restitution processes. Transparent and accessible provenance information is a cornerstone of contemporary cultural heritage governance underpinning due diligence obligations, ethical museum practices, and restitution processes, yet significant disparities persist in whether and how provenance data is recorded, shared, and evaluated.
The deadline for submitting manuscripts is 15 May 2026.
