Call for Papers: Virtual Archaeology Review (VAR) Special Section: "Open Science through Multimodal Visualization (Archaeological/ Architectural Heritage and Landscapes)"

2026-04-22

The Virtual Archaeology Review (VAR) is launching a Special Section on "Open Science through Multimodal Visualization (Archaeological/Architectural Heritage and Landscapes)" that will be published in Jan 2027.

Deadline for paper submission: Oct. 1, 2026.

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The Virtual Archaeology Review (VAR) is an international web-based, open-access, peer-reviewed scholarly journal. Its focus is a mix of arts and engineering that research on the new field of virtual archaeology. The journal is broadly interdisciplinary, publishing works by scholars in the fields of conservation, documentation, 3D surveying, computer science, dissemination, gaming and other similar disciplines related to heritage and archaeology.

VAR targets archaeologists, information scientists, engineers, art historians, restorers, architects and professionals linked with the use of new technologies in the field of archaeological heritage. Full original research articles are welcomed. Since March 2016, it is published biannually mainly in English, although Spanish is also accepted.

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Vol. 17 No. 35 (2026)

Published: 2026-07-24

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