《傳統科學》是一本開放獲取期刊，出版了原始同行評審研究，涵蓋：了解材料類型、物體和建筑的制造工藝、產地和環境背景，具有文化意義，包括其歷史意義。了解和預測文物的物理化學和生物降解過程，包括氣候變化和預測遺產研究。分析和成像方法或設備的開發和應用，用于對具有文化意義的藝術品和物品進行非侵入性、非破壞性或便攜式分析，以識別成分材料、降解產物和劣化標志物。開發和應用侵入性和破壞性方法來了解具有文化意義的物體的起源。對藝術品和具有文化意義的物品的處理材料和方法進行開發和關鍵評估。發展和應用統計方法和算法進行數據分析，以進一步了解具有文化意義的對象。出版參考資料和語料庫數據集，作為上述統計和分析研究的補充信息。描述有助于理解文化遺產的新技術。

Heritage Science is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research covering:Understanding of the manufacturing processes, provenances, and environmental contexts of material types, objects, and buildings, of cultural significance including their historical significance.Understanding and prediction of physico-chemical and biological degradation processes of cultural artefacts, including climate change, and predictive heritage studies.Development and application of analytical and imaging methods or equipments for non-invasive, non-destructive or portable analysis of artwork and objects of cultural significance to identify component materials, degradation products and deterioration markers.Development and application of invasive and destructive methods for understanding the provenance of objects of cultural significance.Development and critical assessment of treatment materials and methods for artwork and objects of cultural significance.Development and application of statistical methods and algorithms for data analysis to further understanding of culturally significant objects.Publication of reference and corpus datasets as supplementary information to the statistical and analytical studies above.Description of novel technologies that can assist in the understanding of cultural heritage.