On August 17,2022, "the 9th Western Science and Technology Journal Development Forum and the 26th Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Chongqing Science and Technology Journal Editor / President Seminar" was held in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province. At the meeting, the second "West Niu Award" of the Western Science and Technology Journals Alliance was released, and honorary certificates were awarded to the selected journals. Journal of Underwater Unmanned Systems won the "Excellent Chinese Science and Technology Journal" award of "Cattle Project" in 2022. The official WeChat official account of The Journal, "Cutting-edge Technology of Underwater unmanned System", won the "Excellent Innovation Platform" award of the 2022 "Xenu Plan".

"XiNiu Award" is established by the Western Science and Technology Journals Alliance, and the participants are the journal editing and publishing units of related science and technology journal editing (association) of Chongqing, Shaanxi, Gansu, Sichuan, Guangxi, Guangxi, Xinjiang, Guizhou, Yunnan, Ningxia, Qinghai, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Shanxi and other organizations. In 2022, the member units recommended experts to form the "West Niu Award" evaluation expert committee. On the basis of qualification examination and online evaluation of the application materials, the experts will organize offline final evaluation and publicity, and finally determine the list of winners from more than 400 participating items.

The two awards are the affirmation and encouragement of the quality of the journal and the influence of the journal. They coincides with the upcoming 30th anniversary of the journal, which is inspiring and inspiring. Every honor of Underwater Unmanned Systems Journal cannot be separated from the strong support of the supervisor, the sponsor and leaders at all levels, the help of the editorial board and the young editorial board, as well as the hard work and rigorous study of the reviewers, as well as the trust of every author and the affirmation of the readers. The editorial department will continue to abide by the original aspiration, practice earnestly, pioneering and innovative, further improve the quality and academic level of the journal, and live up to the great trust of everyone.