In 2018, the World Journal of Gastroenterology (WJG) has published the 3^rd issue which containing 13 articles including 1 review, 11 original articles, and 1 case report contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Use of direct-acting antiviral agents in hepatitis C virus-infected liver transplant candidates”, a review by Aijaz Ahmed, MD, Associate Professor, Attending Doctor, et al from Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, United States; (2) “Effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG supernatant on serotonin transporter expression in rats with post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome”, a basic study by Yu-Ming Wang, MD, PhD, Attending Physician, et al from Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, China; and (3) “Helicobacter pylori and corpus gastric pathology are associated with lower serum ghrelin”, an observational study by Cinthia Gabriela Goldman, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Research Scientist, et al from Physics Department, School of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, etc. We invite you to peruse all 13 articles in this issue, as they present the latest research progress/findings and provide insightful comments in gastroenterology and 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 24, Issue 3, January 21, 2018.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editorial board member of World Journal of Gastroenterology, Giuseppe Verlato, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Unit of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, University of Verona, Verona 37134, Italy

We encourage gastroenterologists and hepatologists worldwide to submit manuscripts to the WJG 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.