  The standard nature of computing is currently being challenged by a range of
problems that start to hinder technological progress. One of the strategies
being proposed to address some of these problems is to develop novel
brain-inspired processing methods and technologies, and apply them to a wide
range of application scenarios. This is an extremely challenging endeavor that
requires researchers in multiple disciplines to combine their efforts and
co-design at the same time the processing methods, the supporting computing
architectures, and their underlying technologies. The journal ``Neuromorphic
Computing and Engineering'' (NCE) has been launched to support this new
community in this effort and provide a forum and repository for presenting and
discussing its latest advances. Through close collaboration with our colleagues
on the editorial team, the scope and characteristics of NCE have been designed
to ensure it serves a growing transdisciplinary and dynamic community across
academia and industry.
