title: What is the purpose of launching World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology?
abstract: The first issue of World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology (WJGO), whose preparatory work was initiated on September 27, 2008, will be published on October 15, 2009. The WJGO Editorial Board has now been established and consists of 210 distinguished experts from 32 countries. Our purpose of launching WJGO is to publish peer-reviewed, high-quality articles via an open-access online publishing model, thereby acting as a platform for communication between peers and the wider public, and maximizing the benefits to editorial board members, authors and readers.
authors.affiliation: Lian-Sheng Ma, Beijing Baishideng BioMed Scientific Co., Ltd., Room 903, Building D, Ocean International Center, No. 62 Dongsihuan Zhonglu, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100025, China.
authors.forename: Lian-Sheng
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Ma