In 2016, the World Journal of Hepatology (WJH) has published the 34^th issue which containing 7 articles contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Role of nitric oxide in liver transplantation: Should it be routinely used?”, a Minireviews by John D Lang, MD, Associate Professor, et al from Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Washington, United States; (2) “Resection margin influences the outcome of patients with bilobar colorectal liver metastases”, an Original Article by Dhanny Gomez, MD, FRCS, et al from Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, United Kingdom, 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 34, December 8, 2016.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editorial Board Member of World Journal of Hepatology, Dr. Andrea Mancuso, MD, Medicina Interna 1, ARNAS Civico, 90100 Palermo, Italy

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.