In 2019, the World Journal of Hepatology (WJH) has published the 3^rd issue which containing 8 articles including 2 minireviews, 4 original articles, 1 case report, and 1 letter to the editor contributed by scientists worldwide. Among these comprehensive articles are (1) “Update on management of gastric varices”, a minireviews by Juan G Acevedo, PhD, et al from South West Liver Unit, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, United Kingdom; (2) “Protective action of glutamine in rats with severe acute liver failure”, a Basic Study by Claudio A Marroni, PhD, Professor, et al Laboratory of Experimental Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Brazil; and (3) “Intraperitoneal rupture of the hydatid cyst: Four case reports and literature review”, a Case Report by Sami Akbulut, MD, Associate Professor, FACS, et al Department of Surgery and Liver Transplant Institute, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Turkey, 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 11, Issue 3, march 27, 2019.

Figure 1 The cover of the issue. Editor-in-Chief of World Journal of Hepatology, Koo Jeong Kang, MD, PhD, Professor, Division of Hepatobiliary Pancreatic Surgery, Department of surgery, Keimyung University Dong-San Medical Center, Daegu 41931, South Korea.

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.