In 2016, the World Journal of Gastroenterology (WJG) has published the 35^th issue which containing 18 articles including one Diagnostic Advances, 12 Reviews and five Original Articles contributed byscientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Biomarkers for colitis-associated colorectal cancer”, a Review article by Ru Chen, PhD, et al from Department of Medicine, University of Washington, United States; (2) “Anemia and iron deficiency in gastrointestinal and liver conditions”, a Review article by Jürgen Stein, MD, PhD, Professor, et al from Interdisciplinary Crohn Colitis Centre Rhein-Main, Frankfurt am Main, Department of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, DGD Clinics, Germany; and (3) “Dietary advanced glycation end-products aggravate non-alcoholic fatty liver disease”, a Basic Study article by Christopher Leung, MBBS, FRACP, et al from Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Austin Health, Austin Hospital, Australia, etc. We invite you to peruse all 18 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 22, Issue 35, September 21, 2016.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editorial board member of World Journal of Gastroenterology, Arun Prasad, FRCS (Ed), FRCS (Gen Surg), Adjunct Professor, Department of Minimal Access, Thoracoscopic, Bariatric and Robotic Surgery, Apollo Hospital, New Delhi 110044, India

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, at: http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/e-journal.htm.