In 2019, the World Journal of Gastroenterology (WJG) has published the 6^th issue which containing 8 articles including 3 reviews, and 5 original articles, contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Evolving role of magnetic resonance techniques in primary sclerosing cholangitis”, a Review by Michael Pavlides, BSc, DPhil, MBBS, MRCP, Doctor, et al from Oxford Centre for Clinical Magnetic Resonance Research, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, United Kingdom; (2) “Effect of Sheng-jiang powder on multiple-organ inflammatory injury in acute pancreatitis in rats fed a high-fat diet”, a Basic Study by Wen-Fu Tang, PhD, Professor, et al from Department of Integrative Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, China; and (3) “Preoperative rectosigmoid endoscopic ultrasonography predicts the need for bowel resection in endometriosis”, a Retrospective Study by ictor Desplats, MD, Doctor, Medical Resident, et al from Department of Hepato-gastro-enterology, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Poissy Saint Germain, France, etc. We invite you to peruse all 8 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 25, Issue 6, February 14, 2019.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editorial board member of World Journal of Gastroenterology, Cristina Stasi, MD, PhD, Research Scientist, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence 50141, Italy.

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.