In 2018, the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (WJGE) has published the 1^st issue which containing 8 articles contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Confocal endomicroscopy and cyst fluid molecular analysis: Comprehensive evaluation of pancreatic cysts”, a Minireviews by Dr. Somashekar G Krishna, MD, Assistant Professor, Doctor, et al from the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, United States; and (2) “Post-endoscopic procedure satisfaction scores: Can we improve?”, an Original Article by Ankita Munjal, MD, et al from the Department of Internal Medicine, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, United States, etc. We invite you to peruse all 8 articles in this issue, as they present the latest research progress/findings and provide insightful comments in gastrointestinal endoscopy 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 10, Issue 1, January 16, 2018.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editorial Board Member of World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Marcela Kopacova, MD, PhD, Professor, 2^nd Department of Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology, Charles University Teaching Hospital, Hradec Kralove 50005, Czech Repoublic

The WJGE 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 gastrointestinal endoscopy. It was launched on October 15, 2009 and is published monthly (12 issues annually) by BPG, the world's leading professional clinical medical journal publishing company.

We encourage gastrointestinal endoscopists worldwide to submit manuscripts to the WJGE describing their original basic or clinical research findings that are of high academic valueand which report new diagnostic techniques or summarize their treatment experiences.

We invited the readers to download and read the E-Journal of this issue.