Editorial
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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2024; 30(1): 1-8
Published online Jan 7, 2024. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i1.1
Editor-in-Chief articles of choice and comments at the year-end of 2023
Andrzej S Tarnawski
Andrzej S Tarnawski, Department of Gastroenterology Research, University of California Irvine and the Veterans Administration Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA 90822, United States
Author contributions: Tarnawski AS designed the overall concept and outline of the manuscript, reviewed the literature, and wrote and edited the manuscript.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Andrzej S Tarnawski declares having no real or perceivable conflicts to disclose.
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: https://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Andrzej S Tarnawski, MD, PhD, DSc, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology Research, University of California Irvine and the Veterans Administration Long Beach Healthcare System, 5901 E. Seventh Street, Long Beach, CA 90822, United States. atarnawski@yahoo.com
Received: December 25, 2023
Peer-review started: December 25, 2023
First decision: January 3, 2024
Revised: January 3, 2024
Accepted: January 3, 2024
Article in press: January 3, 2024
Published online: January 7, 2024
Core Tip

Core Tip: As the Editor-in-Chief of World Journal of Gastroenterology, every week prior to a new issue’s online publication, I perform a careful review of all encompassed articles, including the title, clinical and/or research importance, originality, novelty, and ratings by the peer reviewers. Based on this review, I select the papers of choice, suggest pertinent changes (e.g., in the title), and share my comments with the Company Editors responsible for publication. While time-consuming, this process is crucial for assuring the quality of publications and highlighting important articles that Readers may revisit.