In 2016, the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery (WJGS) has published the 8^th issue which containing 8 articles contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Surgical palliation of gastric outlet obstruction in advanced malignancy”, a Minireviews by Thomas J Miner, MD, et al from the Department of Surgical Oncology, Warren Alpert Medical School Brown University, United States; (2) “Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A study from India on the impact of evolution from a low to a high volume unit”, an Original Article by Omar J Shah, Professor, et al from the Department of Surgical Gastroenterology, Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, India; and (3) “Open abdomen in gastrointestinal surgery: Which technique is the best for temporary closure during damage control?”, a Systematic Reviews by Marcelo A F Ribeiro Junior, MD, PhD, et al from the Department of Surgery, University of Santo Amaro, Brazil, 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 surgery 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 8, August 27, 2016.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editorial Board Member of World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hyo K Lim, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul 135710, South Korea

The WJGS 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 surgery. It was launched on November 30, 2009 and is published monthly (12 issues annually) by BPG, the world's leading professional clinical medical journal publishing company.

We encourage surgical specialists worldwide to submit manuscripts to the WJGS describing their original basic or clinical research findings that are of high academic value and whichreport 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/1948-9366/e-journal.htm.