Published by The WJG Press, PO Box 2345, Beijing 100023, China Fax:+86-10-85381893 E-mail: wjg@wjgnet.com http://www.wjgnet.com The World Journal of Gastroenterology Editorial Board consists of 916 members, representing a team of worldwide experts in gastroenterology and hepatology. They are from 55 countries, including Albania (1), Argentina (2), Australia (26), Austria (9), Belarus (1), Belgium (13), Brazil (1), Bulgaria (1), Canada (23), Chile (1), China (49), Croatia (2), Cuba (1), Czech (1), Denmark (5), Egypt (3), Finland (4), France (36), Germany (96), Greece (3), Hungary (2), Iceland (1), India (6), Iran (2), Ireland (4), Israel (6), Italy (71), Japan (163), Lebanon (3), Lithuania (1), Macedonia (1), Malaysia (3), Mexico (3), Monaco (1), Netherlands (21), New Zealand (1), Nigeria (1), Norway (3), Pakistan (1), Poland (6), Portugal (2), Russia (3), Serbia (1), Singapore (3), Slovakia (1), Slovenia (1), South Africa (1), South Korea (13), Spain (29), Sweden (9), Switzerland (12), Turkey (8), United Arab Emirates (1), United Kingdom (61), and United States (192).