In 2018, the World Journal of Gastroenterology (WJG) has published the 7^th issue which containing 11 articles including 1 review, 8 original articles, 1 case report and 1 correction contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Epidemiology, determinants, and management of AIDS cholangiopathy: A review”, a minireviews by Veysel Tahan, MD, FACP, FACG, FESBGH, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine, et al from Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, United States; (2) “Glucose transporter expression in the human colon”, a basic study by Flavia Merigo, BSc, et al from Human Anatomy and Histology Section, Department of Neuroscience, Biomedicine and Movement, University of Verona, Italy; and (3) “Predictors of functional benefit of hepatitis C therapy in a ‘real-life’ cohort”, a retrospective study by Anita Pathil, MD, Doctor, et al from Department of Internal Medicine IV, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Heidelberg, Germany, etc. We invite you to peruse all 11 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 7, February 21, 2018.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editorial board member of World Journal of Gastroenterology, Serdar Topaloglu, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon 61080, Turkey

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.