Twenty years after the creation of the

its development in the past 20 years are to be reviewed

its current status are to be reviewed and summarized

and its future directions are to be looked ahead. Carrying out the statistics and analysis of published data and state of affairs in the first 20 years since the inception of this journal in 1996

including the creation circumstance

the setting columns (with the number of papers) and topics

the general situation and the characteristics reflected in the survey series published in this journal

as well as the number of publication periods

the number of pages and the number of articles (including the pages of each issue

each number of articles

each of pages

etc.)

and their changes and trends. These statistical data are compared with other 14 image engineering journals

the technology position and academic level of this journal in the relevant field are reflected and established. After 20 years of evolution and progress

this journal is already an important publication source in the specialized field

nevertheless there are continuing requirements and goals for improvements.