In 2016, the World Journal of Hepatology (WJH) has published the 27^th issue which containing 5 articles contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Molecular pathological epidemiology in diabetes mellitus and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma”, a Review by Chun Gao, MD, from Department of Gastroenterology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Ministry of Health, China; (2) “Independent effects of diet and exercise training on fat oxidation in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease”, an Original Article by Ilaria Croci, PhD, et al from School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia, etc. We invite you to peruse all 5 articles in this issue, as they present the latest research progress/findings and provide insightful comments in 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 8, Issue 27, September 28, 2016.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editorial Board Member of World Journal of Hepatology, Danny Ka-Ho Wong, BSc, MSc, PhD, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

The WJH 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 hepatology. It was launched on October 31, 2009 and is published three issues per month (36 issues annually) by BPG, the world's leading professional clinical medical journal publishing company.

We encourage hepatologists worldwide to submit manuscripts to the WJH 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/1948-5182/e-journal.htm.