A contract signing ceremony between Baishideng Publishing Group Co., Limited (BPG) and Copyright Clearance Center (CCC) was held on September 2, 2011 at the 18th Beijing International Book Fair. Professor Malian Sheng, the President and Editor-in-Chief of BPG, and Mr. Edward Colleran, the Senior Director of the International Division at CCC, attended the contract signing ceremony. CCC is a global rights broker for the world's most sought after print and online content, from books, journals and newspapers to blogs and images. The journals covered by the contract are as follows:

World Journal of Biological Chemistry

World Journal of Cardiology

World Journal of Clinical Oncology

World Journal of Diabetes

World Journal of Gastroenterology

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Pharmacology and Therapeutics

World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

World Journal of Hepatology

World Journal of Orthopedics

World Journal of Stem Cells

World Journal of Radiology

Figure 1  Professor Lian-Sheng Ma, the President and Editor-in-Chief of BPG, and Mr. Edward Colleran, the Senior Director of the International Division at CCC, attended the contract signing ceremony.

(Lian-Sheng Ma, 2011-09-04)