In 2016, the World Journal of Hepatology (WJH) has published the 33^rd issue which containing 7 articles contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of primary biliary cholangitis”, a Review by Ying-Qiu Huang, Professor, from Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Benxi Steel and Iron (Group) Co., LTD, Fifth Clinical College of China Medical University, China; (2) “Pancreatic hyperechogenicity associated with hypoadiponectinemia and insulin resistance: A Japanese population study”, an Original Article by Naohiko Makino, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, et al from Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Yamagata University, Japan, etc. We invite you to peruse all 7 articles in this issue, as they present the latest research progress/findings and provide insightful comments in hepatology that will guide basic research and clinical practice in these fields.

This journal is an open-access journal which allows free immediate access to all full-text articles. For details, please visit: Volume 8, Issue 33, November 28, 2016.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editorial Board Member of World Journal of Hepatology, D Nageshwar Reddy, FACG, FASGE, MD, Chief Doctor, Director, Department of Gastroenterology, Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500082, India

The WJH is a leading academic journal devoted to reporting the latest, cutting-edge research progress and findings of basic research and clinical practice in the field of hepatology. It was launched on October 31, 2009 and is published three issues per month (36 issues annually) by BPG, the world's leading professional clinical medical journal publishing company.

We encourage hepatologists worldwide to submit manuscripts to the WJH describing their original basic or clinical research findings that are of high academic value and which report new diagnostic techniques or summarize their treatment experiences.

We invited the readers to download and read the E-Journal of this issue, at: http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/e-journal.htm.