In 2016, the World Journal of Nephrology (WJN) has published the 6^th issue which containing 9 articles contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Bacteremia in hemodialysis patients”, a Minireviews by Masashi Suzuki, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, et al from the Department of Infection Control and Prevention, the University of Tokyo Hospital, Japan; (2) “Prevalence of risk factors for cardiovascular and kidney disease in Brazilian healthy preschool children”, an Original Article by Maria Goretti Moreira Guimarães Penido, MD, PhD, Coordinator, Professor, et al from the Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Center of Nephrology, Santa Casa de Belo Horizonte Hospital, Brazil; and (3) “Urolithiasis in inflammatory bowel disease and bariatric surgery”, a Systematic Reviews by Chandra Shekhar Biyani, Consultant Urologist, et al from the Department of Urology, St James’s University Hospital, United Kingdom, etc. We invite you to peruse all 9 articles in this issue, as they present the latest research progress/findings and provide insightful comments in nephrology 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 5, Issue 6, November 6, 2016.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editorial Board Member of World Journal of Nephrology, Patrick D Brophy, MD, Associate Professor, Director, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation, University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, Carver College of Medicine, Hawkins Drive Iowa, IA 52242, United States

The WJN 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 nephrology. It was launched on February 6, 2012 and is published bimonthly (6 issues annually) by BPG, the world's leading professional clinical medical journal publishing company.

We encourage nephrologists worldwide to submit manuscripts to the WJN 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/2220-6124/e-journal.htm.