In 2018, the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology (WJGO) has published the 1^st issue which containing 7 articles contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Inflammation-associated microsatellite alterations: Mechanisms and significance in the prognosis of patients with colorectal cancer”, a Review by John M Carethers, BSc, MD, Full Professor, Professor and Chair, et al from Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, and Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Michigan, United States; and (2) “Impact of duration of adjuvant chemotherapy in radically resected patients with T4bN1-3M0/TxN3bM0 gastric cancer”, an Original Article by Xiao-Tian Zhang, MD, Professor, et al from Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, China, etc. We invite you to peruse all 7 articles in this issue, as they present the latest research progress/findings and provide insightful comments in gastrointestinal oncology 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 10, Issue 1, January 15, 2018.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editorial Board Member of World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Anil Mishra, PhD, Doctor, Department of Allergy and Immunology, Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 45229, United States

The WJGO 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 oncology. It was launched on October 15, 2009 and is published monthly (12 issues annually) by BPG, the world's leading professional clinical medical journal publishing company.

We encourage gastrointestinal oncologists worldwide to submit manuscripts to the WJGO 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.