Moderator: Barbara Tettenborn (St. Gallen, Switzerland)Guest: Didier Leys (Lille, France)In this eanCast episode, Barbara Tettenborn interviews Didier Leys, Editor-in-Chief of the European Journal of Neurology, marking its 30th anniversary. Leys discusses the journal's evolution, challenges, and current impact factor of five. He outlines his daily editorial duties, stressing manuscript selection, ethical standards, and team management. Future plans include webinars, a history special issue, a virtual issue of top-cited articles, and video interviews with editors. He also encourages young researchers to submit, citing impact factor and submission delay importance. The episode closes with a glimpse into exciting 30th-anniversary initiatives.