In 2018, the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology (WJGO) has published the 3^rd issue which containing 3 articles contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Fusobacterium nucleatum and colorectal cancer: A review”, a Review by Hong-Li Liu, MD, PhD, Professor, Chief Physician, et al from Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China; and (2) “Sessile serrated adenoma detection rate is correlated with adenoma detection rate”, an Original Article by Yosuke Tsuji, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, et al from Department of Gastroenterology, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo, Japan, etc. We invite you to peruse all 3 articles in this issue, as they present the latest research progress/findings and provide insightful comments in gastrointestinal oncology 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 3, March 15, 2018.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editorial Board Member of World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology, C O'Morain, MD, Doctor, Department of Gastroenterol, Adelaide and Meath Hospital, Dublin 24, Ireland

The WJGO 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 oncology. 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 oncologists worldwide to submit manuscripts to the WJGO 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.