The journal was established in January 2010 by EduSoft Publishing and was managed by EduSoft until Issue 3, Volume 10, 2019. Based on a contract between EduSoft Publishing and Asociatia LUMEN (LUMEN Publishing House), from Issue 4, Volume 10, 2019, until Issue 2, Volume 15, 2024, the journal was published by LUMEN Publishing House on behalf of EduSoft.
The journal's content until August 2024 is available on both:
- LUMEN Publishing Website: https://lumenpublishing.com/journals/index.php/brain/index
- EduSoft Website: https://brain.edusoft.ro
Over time, the Editorial Team, Scientific Committee, and Reviewer Board, as well as the editorial staff (managing editors, copy-editors, proofreaders, etc.), have undergone several changes. The team listed on the LUMEN journal site reflects the personnel active during LUMEN’s management. The current editorial team is listed below.
We affirm that there is no conflict of interest in our publication policy. If an editor or reviewer appears as an author of articles within the journal, it is due to one of the following reasons:
- At the time of publication, the person was solely an author and was later invited to join the editorial team or reviewer board;
- If the person is an editor and has published, the article was reviewed and edited by other members of the editorial team.
There is no conflict of interests in the evaluation and editing process of the articles. All reviewers and editors involved are carefully selected to ensure impartiality and objectivity. Our journal strictly follows ethical guidelines to avoid any situations where personal or professional relationships, financial interests, or other factors could influence the outcome of the review process. This commitment to transparency and fairness helps maintain the integrity of the peer-review process and upholds the high standards of the research published in our journal.
Editor-in-Chief
The Editor-in-Chief ensures the journal maintains its quality, integrity, and alignment with its mission and scope.
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bogdan Patrut , "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi , Romania
Managing Editor
The Managing Editor oversees the journal's daily operations and coordinates the publication process.
- Loredana Ilie Piechowska , EduSoft , Romania
Associate Editors
Associate Ediors manage the peer review process, ensuring manuscripts meet scientific and ethical standards.
- Prof. Dr. Kadiamada Nanaiah Roy Chengappa , University of Pittsburgh , United States
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kishor Datta Gupta , Clark Atlanta University, Georgia (GA) , United States
- Prof. Dr. David Roe , Department of Community Mental Health, University of Haifa , Israel
- Prof. Dr. Michael Davidson , Medical School, Nicosia University , Cyprus
- Prof. Dr. Jude Hemanth , Karunya Institute of Science and Technology , India
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hab. Monica Patrut , "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau , Romania
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Utku Kose , University of North Dakota , United States
- Dr. Rodica Petrea , Boston University Aram V. Chobanian & Edward Avedisian School of Medicine, the Framingham Heart Study, Creighton University, and the University of Kentucky , United States
- Prof. Dr. Vassilios Fanos , University of Cagliari , Italy
- Prof. Dr. Orhan Derman , Hacettepe University Research Information System , Turkey
Editorial Staff
The Editorial Staff manages a wide range of administrative tasks, including coordinating communication between authors, reviewers, and editors, handling manuscript submissions, performing thorough proofreading to ensure language accuracy and consistency, and formatting articles according to the journal's style guide, all to ensure that each issue is professionally prepared and ready for publication.
- Jessica Diana Drobota , Romania
- Florin Alexandru Bude , Ioan Slavici University of Timisoara , Romania
- Giulia Melania Patrasc-Negru , EduSoft
- Luiza Roberta Antuca , Romania
- Laura Stefania Bogdan , Romania
Scientific Editors
Scientific Editors evaluate the scientific validity and research quality of submitted manuscripts by assessing methodology, originality, relevance, strengths and weaknesses, ethical compliance, reviewer feedback, and evidence-based conclusions to ensure the integrity and quality of published content.
- Haochen Sui , Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, The University of Michigan , United States
- Arash Ahmadi , Razi University , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Kazuma Kobayashi , University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign , United States
- Abdullah Al Farooq , Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston , United States
- Dr. Simina Maris , Ioan Slavici University of Timisoara , Romania
- Barna Iantovics , "Petru Maior" University of Targu Mures , Romania
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kishor Datta Gupta , Clark Atlanta University, Georgia (GA) , United States
- Dr. Slávka Démuthová , University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava , Slovakia
- Simina Branzei , University of Waterloo, Ontario , Canada
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ovidiu Gavrilovici , Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gabriela Grosseck , West University of Timisoara , Romania
- Dr. Cornelia Măirean , Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi , Romania
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hab. Monica Patrut , "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau , Romania
- Iulian Marius Furdu , Vasile Alecsandri University of Bacau , Romania
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tiberiu Socaciu , "Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava , Romania
- Svetlana Cojocaru , Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science , Moldova, Republic of
Advisory Board Members (2010-2015)
Advisory Board Members provided strategic guidance and advice on the journal's policies and direction during its formative years, from 2010 to 2015, playing a crucial role in establishing a solid scientific foundation and setting the journal on the right path for growth and development.
- Suvojit Acharjee , India
- Lucian Sasu , Transilvania University of Brasov
- Grigor Moldovan , "Babes-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca , Romania
- Ovidiu Anghelidi , Intelligence Realm Inc. , Canada
- Dr Iulia Karin Patrut , University of Trier , Germany
- Claudia Diamantini , Polytechnic University of Marche at Ancona , Italy
- Matthias Dehmer , Vienna University of Technology , Austria
- Svetlana Cojocaru , Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science , Moldova, Republic of
- Dr Zvezdan Pirtosek , University Medical Centre Ljubljana , Slovenia
- Prof. dr. habil. Zdzislaw Wasik , Philological School of Higher Education , Poland
- Ana-Maria Minut , "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania
- Piedad Yuste Leciñena , National University of Distance Education , Spain
- Revd Dr. Doru Costache , Sydney College of Divinity , Australia
- Dr Georgios K. Matis , Democritus U. of Thrace, Neurosurgical Dept., University Hospital of Alexandroupolis , Greece
- Dr Patrick John Hayes , Institute for Human and Machine Cognition in Pensacola, Florida , United States
- Gianluca Ceriani , DACOM Srl Milan, Italy , Italy
- Prof. Dr. Roumen Kirilov Kountchev , Technical University - Sofia, Bulgaria , Bulgaria
- Iolanda Tobolcea , "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi , Romania
- Constanta Bodea , Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest , Romania
- Ovidiu Andronesi , Harvard Medical School, Boston , United States
- Gabriela Czibula , "Babes-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca , Romania
- Angel Garrido , National University of Distance Education , Spain
- Lorenzo Magnani , University of Pavia, Italy and Sun-Yat Sen University, Canton, China , China
- Camelia-Mihaela Pintea , "Babes-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca , Romania
- Dr. Annette Hohenberger , Middle East Technical University Informatics Institute, Ankara , Turkey
- Bogdan Ovidiu Popescu , Romanian Society of Neurology , Romania
Confidentiality and Acknowledgment of Internal Reviewers
Internal Reviewers, some of whom are also members of the Scientific Editors group, assess submissions for quality and relevance before they proceed to the Editor-in-Chief or external review, ensuring that only appropriate and well-prepared manuscripts move forward in the evaluation process.At our journal, the identity of internal reviewers remains confidential to ensure impartiality and integrity in the review process. However, as part of our commitment to recognizing excellence and dedication, the names of the most active internal reviewers are published annually in the Announcements section. You can view the list of the most active internal reviewers for the year 2024 here.
In addition to our internal reviewers, we occasionally collaborate with volunteer reviewers who have self-registered to support our peer review process. The list of these volunteer reviewers is provided below:
We deeply appreciate the efforts of all our reviewers in maintaining the quality and rigor of our journal.
Self-registered Reviewers
Self-Registered Reviewers contribute impartial and specialized evaluations as independent reviewers.- Ms Marzieh Bagherkazemi , Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Smaranda Cosma , "Babes-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca , Romania
- Aristita Rotila , "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau , Romania
- Monica Raileanu Szeles , "Transilvania" University of Brasov and CEPS/Instead Luxembourg , Luxembourg
- Carmen Muraru , "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau , Romania
- Traian Rotariu , "Babes-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca , Romania
- Rodica Branzei , "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi , Romania
- Daniel Botez , "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau , Romania
- Iulia Zaharia , University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest , Romania
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hab. Monica Patrut , "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau , Romania
- Domenico Consoli , University of Urbino , Italy
- Crina Dacinia Petrescu , "Babes-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca , Romania
- Dr Stanisław Wrycza , Faculty of Management, University of GdaÅ„sk , Poland
- Minoo Alemi , Sharif University of Technology, Tehran , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Madalina Vatamanescu , National University of Political Studies and Public Administration , Romania
- Mrs. Madalina Manolache , Transilvania University of Brasov , Romania
- Dr Naveen Kumar Mehta , ICAI, New Delhi
- Mr Abdul Majid , Hazara University, Mansehra , Pakistan
- Mr Muhammad Yasir , Hazara University Pakistan , Pakistan
- Dr Ambuj Gupta , University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun , India
- Dorin Bocu , "Transilvania" University of Brasov, Romania , Romania
- Dr Gloria-Cerasela Crisan , "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau , Romania
- Parvaneh Khosravizadeh , Sharif University of Technology , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Cosmin Ion Tomozei , "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau , Romania
- Dr. Bogdan Patrut , Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania , Romania
- Majid Yousefikhoshbakht , Bu-Ali Sina University , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Calin Enachescu , Universitatea Petru Maior, Targu Mures , Romania
- Stefan Marius Marusteri , Universitatea de Medicina si Farmacie din Targu Mures, , Romania
- Frank Emmert-Streib , Tampere University of Technology, Finland , Finland
- Gabriela Tabacaru , EduSoft , Romania
- Dr. Ilie Onu , Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie "Grigore T. Popa" Iași, Facultatea de Bioinginerie Medicală - Dep. de Științe Biomedicale , Romania
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ovidiu Gavrilovici , Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi
- Dan Alexandru Szabo , George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures , Romania
- Dana Badau , Transilvania University of Brasov , Romania
- Kadir Deligöz , Atatürk University , Turkey
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kishor Datta Gupta , Clark Atlanta University, Georgia (GA) , United States
- Abdullah Al Farooq , Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston , United States
- Kazuma Kobayashi , University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign , United States
- Giorgiana Vlăsceanu , Politehnica Bucharest
- Dr. Cornelia Măirean , Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi , Romania
- Dr. Slávka Démuthová , University of St. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava , Slovakia
- Delcea Cristian
- Dr Kamran Ahmadgoli , Tarbiat Moallem University, Tehran , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Mrs. Secil Bal Tastan , Assoc. Prof. Dr. (Ph.D.), Marmara University, Faculty of Business Administration, Department of Business Administration (In English), Sub-Department of Organizational Behavior, Turkey, secilbal@yahoo.com. , Turkey
- Iuliana-Alexandra Fleșcan-Lovin-Arseni , EduSoft , Romania
- Bahar Shad , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Mr Sayan Chatterjee , jadavpur university , India
- Fahimeh Tajabadi , University of Tehran , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Mahboubeh Taghizadeh , University of Tehran
- Harrison Adeniyi , Lagos State Uniiversity, Nigeria. , Nigeria
- Dr. Hadi Farjami , Semnan University , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Dr Jagannadha Reddy Venkatapuram , Annamalai University , India
- Bilal M A. Rakhieh , phonology
- Oana Tatu , "Transilvania" University of Brasov , Romania
- Raluca Sinu , "Transilvania" University of Brasov , Romania
- Mrs. Elena Unguru , PhD candidate, University of Oradea (ROMANIA); LUMEN Research Center in social & Humanistic Sciences, Iasi (ROMANIA).
- Gabriela Alina ANGHEL , Valahia University, Targoviste , Romania
- Feryal Cubukcu , Dokuz Eylul University
- Mihaela Diaconu , Gheorghe Asachi University of Iasi , Romania
- Lecturer PhD Iulian APOSTU , Lecturer PhD - The University of Bucharest, Bucharest , Romania
- Emma DUESTER , Goldsmiths, University of London , United Kingdom
- Lecturer PhD Daniel Cojanu , Valahia University, Targoviste , Romania
- Associate Professor PhD Arup BARMAN , Deptt. of Business Administration, Assam University, INDIA; Ph.D, Post Doc, AMT(AIMA), F-IRATDE, Germany), FCE (Consortium Euro American) , India
- Emiliya TAYSINA , Department of Philosophy, Kazan State Power Engineering University, Kazan , Russian Federation
- Dr. Minoo Alemi , Sharif University of Technology , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Mrs. Enkelena Shockett (Qafleshi) , University of Elbasan, Albania , United States
- Mr Asim Karim , Research Fellow/ Assistant Professor , Pakistan
- Ms. Minoo Alemi , Sharif University of Technology , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Daniel Dejica , Polytechnic University of Timisoara, Dept. of Communication and Foreign Languages , Romania
- Christian Lerat , Université Michel de Montaigne - Bordeaux 3 , France
- Dr John W. P. Phillips , Dept. of English Language & Literature, National University of Singapore , Singapore
- Alexandra Cornilescu , University of Bucharest , Romania
- Stefan Avadanei , "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi , Romania
- Prof. Elena Croitoru , "Dunarea de Jos" University of Galati, Romania , Romania
- Bernadette Rigal-Cellard , Université Michel de Montaigne - Bordeaux 3 , France
- Lisa Whalen , North Hennepin Community College, Brooklyn Park, MN , United States
- Dr Stefan Oltean , "Babes-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca , Romania
- David Sephton , Primrose Publishing, Cambridge , United Kingdom
- Georgiana Lungu-Badea , Université de l’Ouest de Timișoara, Faculté des Lettres, Histoire et Théologie, Roumanie , Romania
- Zeno Vernyik , English Department, Technical University of Liberec , Czech Republic
- Mr. Antonio Paoliello , Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Dr. Sasan Baleghizadeh , Shahid Beheshti University , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Dr Naveen Kumar Mehta , ICAI, New Delhi (India) , India
- Mr Ali Derakhshan , PhD candidate at Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Adrian Naznean , Univeristy of Medicine and Pharmacy , Romania
- Dr. Zia Tajeddin , Allameh Tabataba'i University , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Prakash Kona , The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad , India
- Prakash Kona , The English and Foreign Languages University , India
- Sorin Pârvu , "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi , Romania
- Dr Doina Tatar , "Babes-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca , Romania
- Dr. Emil Moldoveanu , University of Pitesti , Romania
- Dr Parvaneh Khosravizadeh , Sharif University of Technology , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- pva Valeriy Afanasievich Perminov , Belovo Branch of Kemerovo State University , Russian Federation
- Dr Valeriy Perminov , Tomsk Polytechnic University , Russian Federation
- Dr Iulia Karin Patrut , University of Trier , Germany
- Ioan Andone , "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi , Romania
- Piotr P Chruszczewski , Polish Academy of Sciences, University of Wroclaw , Poland
- Nora Wiedenmann , Munich , Germany
- Gianluca Ceriani , DACOM Srl Milan, Italy , Italy
- Dr Patrick John Hayes , Institute for Human and Machine Cognition in Pensacola, Florida , United States
- Dr Georgios K. Matis , Democritus U. of Thrace, Neurosurgical Dept., University Hospital of Alexandroupolis , Greece
- Claudia Diamantini , Polytechnic University of Marche at Ancona , Italy
- Prof. Heather K van der Lely , Harvard University & Centre for Developmental Language Disorders and Cog. Neurosc. , United States
- Grigor Moldovan , "Babes-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca , Romania
- Ovidiu Moisescu , "Babes-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca , Romania
- Miss Simina Branzei , University of Waterloo , Canada
- Dr. Mihaela Mitescu Lupu , University of Arts George Enescu Iasi, Romania , Romania
- Manuel López-Ibáñez , Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) , Belgium
- Daniela Jeder , Department of Education, "Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava, Romania , Romania
- Dr. Annette Hohenberger , Middle East Technical University Informatics Institute, Ankara , Turkey
- Dr. Merritt Ruhlen , Stanford University , United States
- Matthias Dehmer , Vienna University of Technology , Austria
- Dr T Ravi Kiran , MANIT Bhopal , India
- Revd Dr. Doru Costache , Sydney College of Divinity , Australia
- Piedad Yuste Leciñena , National University of Distance Education , Spain
- Lorenzo Magnani , University of Pavia, Italy and Sun-Yat Sen University, Canton, China , China
- Gheorghe Dumitriu , "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau , Romania
- Angel Garrido , National University of Distance Education , Spain
- Acad. Prof. Dr. Dan Cristea , "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi Academia Romana , Romania
- Gabriela Czibula , "Babes-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca , Romania
- Mariana Costache , "M. Costache" Psychology Office, Bacau , Romania
- Louise Connell , University of Manchester , United Kingdom
- Svetlana Cojocaru , Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science , Moldova, Republic of
- Constanta Bodea , Academy of Economic Studies, Bucharest , Romania
- Ovidiu Andronesi , Harvard Medical School, Boston , United States
- Barna Iantovics , "Petru Maior" University of Targu Mures , Romania
- Camelia-Mihaela Pintea , "Babes-Bolyai" University of Cluj-Napoca , Romania
- Ana-Maria Minut , "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi, Romania
- Ioan - Lucian Popa , "Vasile Alecsandri" University of Bacau , Romania
- Ioan Dzitac , "Aurel Vlaicu" University of Arad , Romania
- Doina Cmeciu , Europe Direct Information Centre, Bacau , Romania
- Prof. dr. habil. Zdzislaw Wasik , Philological School of Higher Education , Poland
- Dr Zvezdan Pirtosek , University Medical Centre Ljubljana , Slovenia
- Ioan Maxim , "Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava , Romania
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tiberiu Socaciu , "Stefan cel Mare" University of Suceava , Romania
- Iolanda Tobolcea , "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi , Romania
- Bogdan Ovidiu Popescu , Romanian Society of Neurology , Romania
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bogdan Patrut , "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iasi , Romania
- Dr. Ali Jahangard , Department of Languages and Linguistics,Sharif University of Technology , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Dr László Kovács , University of Miskolc , Hungary
- Mr. Ajay Kumar Singh , MITS University, Laxmangarh, India , India
- Rosemarie Rosemarie Velik , CTR Carinthian Tech Research
- Mr Muhammad Naufal Mansor , Malaysia
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Utku Kose , University of North Dakota , United States
- Miss Ladonna Nell Burnett , United States
- Mr. Vishwambhar Pathak , BIT (Mesra), India , India
- Megha Sharma , India
- Maryam Hemasian , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Hassan Talebi , Department of Electronic, Ahar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahar, Iran , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Dr. Kenneth R Revett , The British University in Egypt , Egypt
- Mr. Shadrack Kipchirchir Kimutai , Moi University , Kenya
- Arash Ahmadi , Razi University , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Mr. Alan Patryk Michulec , HelyOn_SkyWare , Romania
- Jyoti Chandrakant Takne
- Dr. Satish Chandra , India
- Hassan Soleimani , Payame Noor University , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Dr. Manoj Kumar Jain , Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, India
- Suvojit Acharjee , India
- Mr Avaneesh Shukla , S K Medical College , India
- S Saeed . Rezaei , Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Mr Adri Jovin , Anna University of Technology,Coimbatore , India
- Sanjay Kumar Mudgil , NCERT, New Delhi-110016 , India
- Mr Yogesh Gupta , Anand Engineering College , India
- Roumen Kirilov Kountchev , Technical University - Sofia, Bulgaria , Bulgaria
- Dr. Parisa Daftarifard , Foreign Language Department, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University ELRC, South Tehran Branch, IAU , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Dr Shefali Karkare , University of Louisville, KY , United States
- Prof. Dr. Roumen Kirilov Kountchev , Technical University - Sofia, Bulgaria , Bulgaria
- Prof. Dr. Stefan Andrei , Lamar University, Beaumont, TX, USA , United States
- Mahshad Tasnimi , Iran Islamic Azad University Qazvin branch , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Mr. Majid Farahian , Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University. Kermanshah, Iran , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Mr. Mehrdad Rezaee , Azad University , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Er Vishnu Priyan , GMA Corporation , India
- Dr Nitin Balaji Bilgi , Visvesvaraya Technological University , India
- Dr. Laleh Fakhraee Faruji , Department of English Language Teaching, Faculty of Humanities, Shahr-e- Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Lucian Sasu , Transilvania University of Brasov
- SIR Charles Aidemise Oyinbo , NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY, NIGERIA , Nigeria
- Dr Krishna P Miyapuram , University of Trento , Italy
- Alireza Fard Kashani , Iran University of Science & Technology , Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Gaurav Kumar
- Mr Firoz Shah.A , Kannur University , India