In 2016, the World Journal of Transplantation (WJT) has published the 3^rd issue which containing 14 articles contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Cryptosporidium infection in solid organ transplantation”, a Review by Diana F Florescu, MD, et al from the Transplant Infectious Diseases Program, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, United States; (2) “Hemodynamic monitoring in heart failure and pulmonary hypertension: From analog tracings to the digital age”, a Minireviews by Amresh Raina, MD, FACC, Associate Director, et al from the Cardiovascular Institute, Allegheny General Hospital, United States; and (3) “Pharmacological Tie2 activation in kidney transplantation”, an Original Article by Sascha David, MD, et al from the Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Medical School Hannover, Germany, etc. We invite you to peruse all 14 articles in this issue, as they present the latest research progress/findings and provide insightful comments in transplantation 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 6, Issue 3, September 24, 2016.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editorial Board Member of World Journal of Transplantation, Nimer Assy, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Liver, Ziv Medical Centre, Safed 13100, Israel

The WJT 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 transplantation. It was launched on December 24, 2011 and is published trimonthly (4 issues annually) by BPG, the world's leading professional clinical medical journal publishing company.

We encourage transplantation specialists worldwide to submit manuscripts to the WJT 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/2220-3230/e-journal.htm.