Mihaela Iordanova Named Next eNeuro Editor-in-Chief

Mihaela Iordanova Named Next eNeuro Editor-in-Chief

Mihaela Iordanova, PhD

The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mihaela Iordanova, PhD, as the next Editor-in-Chief of eNeuro, SfN's gold open-access journal. Iordanova, a professor of psychology at Concordia University in Montreal and the journal's Deputy Editor-in-Chief, will begin her term on January 1, 2027, succeeding eNeuro's founding Editor-in-Chief Christophe Bernard, PhD.

"As I pass the reins of eNeuro to Mihaela, I entrust her with a legacy to be carried forward rather than preserved unchanged. The journal does not belong to us: we care for it. All neuroscientists are its owners, and we should all take pride in having SfN journals that are handled by peers and that take care of their own," said Bernard.

Iordanova studies the behavioral and neural mechanisms underlying learning and memory, including how the brain forms predictions and updates them when expectations are not met. Her research examines learning about fear and reward, combining behavioral approaches with methods for recording and manipulating neural activity. Since beginning her term as eNeuro's Deputy Editor-in-Chief in 2025, Iordanova has helped uphold the journal's commitment to a rapid, fair, and transparent peer-review process and the publication of rigorous neuroscience research.

Iordanova earned her PhD at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, and completed postdoctoral training at Cardiff University in Wales. She subsequently conducted research at the University of Maryland and the National Institute on Drug Abuse before joining Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, in 2014. She is a Canada Research Chair and received the Canadian Association for Neuroscience Young Investigator Award in 2020 and the Pavlovian Society Research Award in 2023.

"Over the past 12 years, eNeuro has become an open-access platform that welcomes diverse scientific contributions and offers a forward-looking review process serving neuroscientists across all fields," said Iordanova. "As Editor-in-Chief, I will build on this tradition by ensuring a consistently high-quality, rapid, fair, and friendly peer review experience; piloting new approaches to publishing and increasing research visibility; broadening geographic and ethnic diversity among journal leaders, editors, reviewers, and authors; and fostering science communication that breaks down barriers between subdisciplines."

As Editor-in-Chief, Iordanova will guide eNeuro's editorial direction and collaborate with its editors and reviewers to uphold rigorous scientific communication and strengthen the journal's role in SfN's scientific publishing portfolio.