Open Access
Open access

Sahara J

Taylor & Francis
Taylor & Francis
ISSN: 17290376, 18134424
SCImago
Q3
WOS
Q4
Impact factor
0.9
SJR
0.396
CiteScore
2.0
Categories
Health (social science)
Immunology and Allergy
Infectious Diseases
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Areas
Medicine
Social Sciences
Years of issue
2004-2024
Publications
367
Citations
4 975
h-index
34
Publications
37
Citations
2 344
Top-3 citing journals
PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE (259 citations)
BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health (216 citations)
AIDS and Behavior
AIDS and Behavior (202 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Top-3 countries
South Africa (176 publications)
USA (83 publications)
Nigeria (23 publications)
South Africa (21 publications)
USA (10 publications)
Australia (3 publications)

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Citing journals

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PLoS ONE
259 citations, 5.21%
BMC Public Health
216 citations, 4.34%
AIDS and Behavior
202 citations, 4.06%
AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
191 citations, 3.84%
Sahara J
145 citations, 2.91%
African Journal of AIDS Research
137 citations, 2.75%
Journal of the International AIDS Society
122 citations, 2.45%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
74 citations, 1.49%
Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
65 citations, 1.31%
Global Public Health
62 citations, 1.25%
Frontiers in Public Health
50 citations, 1.01%
Culture, Health and Sexuality
48 citations, 0.96%
BMC Health Services Research
46 citations, 0.92%
Social Science and Medicine
41 citations, 0.82%
AIDS
41 citations, 0.82%
Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
40 citations, 0.8%
Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
39 citations, 0.78%
International Journal of STD and AIDS
36 citations, 0.72%
PLOS Global Public Health
35 citations, 0.7%
BMJ Open
34 citations, 0.68%
Reproductive Health
29 citations, 0.58%
Archives of Sexual Behavior
28 citations, 0.56%
African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine
27 citations, 0.54%
Journal of HIV/AIDS and Social Services
25 citations, 0.5%
Journal of Psychology in Africa
25 citations, 0.5%
AIDS Research and Therapy
24 citations, 0.48%
BMC Infectious Diseases
23 citations, 0.46%
Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies
21 citations, 0.42%
AIDS Patient Care and STDs
21 citations, 0.42%
Journal of Biosocial Science
20 citations, 0.4%
Global Health Action
19 citations, 0.38%
Tropical Medicine and International Health
19 citations, 0.38%
The Lancet HIV
18 citations, 0.36%
Sex Education
18 citations, 0.36%
South African Family Practice
18 citations, 0.36%
BMC Women's Health
17 citations, 0.34%
BMC Medical Ethics
17 citations, 0.34%
BMJ Global Health
17 citations, 0.34%
AIDS Research and Treatment
17 citations, 0.34%
Journal of Health Psychology
16 citations, 0.32%
HIV/AIDS - Research and Palliative Care
16 citations, 0.32%
Health Policy and Planning
15 citations, 0.3%
International Journal of Drug Policy
14 citations, 0.28%
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
14 citations, 0.28%
International Journal for Equity in Health
14 citations, 0.28%
Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS
14 citations, 0.28%
BMC International Health and Human Rights
14 citations, 0.28%
Health SA Gesondheid
14 citations, 0.28%
Qualitative Health Research
13 citations, 0.26%
Current HIV/AIDS Reports
13 citations, 0.26%
AIDS Education and Prevention
13 citations, 0.26%
Children and Youth Services Review
13 citations, 0.26%
Curationis
13 citations, 0.26%
PLoS Medicine
12 citations, 0.24%
Health Care for Women International
12 citations, 0.24%
American Journal of Men's Health
12 citations, 0.24%
Open AIDS Journal
12 citations, 0.24%
Sexuality Research and Social Policy
11 citations, 0.22%
The Lancet
11 citations, 0.22%
Health Education Research
11 citations, 0.22%
Frontiers in Reproductive Health
11 citations, 0.22%
Campbell Systematic Reviews
10 citations, 0.2%
JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports
10 citations, 0.2%
Healthcare
10 citations, 0.2%
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
10 citations, 0.2%
SSRN Electronic Journal
10 citations, 0.2%
HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies
9 citations, 0.18%
Sexual Health
9 citations, 0.18%
South African Journal of Psychology
9 citations, 0.18%
American Journal of Public Health
9 citations, 0.18%
BMC Research Notes
9 citations, 0.18%
Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics
9 citations, 0.18%
Sexually Transmitted Infections
8 citations, 0.16%
Medical Anthropology: Cross Cultural Studies in Health and Illness
8 citations, 0.16%
Trials
8 citations, 0.16%
Sante Publique
8 citations, 0.16%
Pathophysiology
8 citations, 0.16%
HIV and AIDS Review
8 citations, 0.16%
Implementation Science
8 citations, 0.16%
SAGE Open
8 citations, 0.16%
Human Resources for Health
8 citations, 0.16%
International Quarterly of Community Health Education
7 citations, 0.14%
PeerJ
7 citations, 0.14%
Global health, science and practice
7 citations, 0.14%
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
7 citations, 0.14%
South African Review of Sociology
7 citations, 0.14%
Prevention Science
7 citations, 0.14%
Health Education and Behavior
7 citations, 0.14%
Medicine (United States)
7 citations, 0.14%
Health Research Policy and Systems
7 citations, 0.14%
Southern African Journal of HIV Medicine
7 citations, 0.14%
Research in Nursing and Health
7 citations, 0.14%
Evaluation and Program Planning
7 citations, 0.14%
JMIR Research Protocols
7 citations, 0.14%
World Journal of AIDS
7 citations, 0.14%
African Journal of Midwifery and Women s Health
7 citations, 0.14%
Sustainable Development Goals Series
7 citations, 0.14%
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
6 citations, 0.12%
Infectious Diseases of Poverty
6 citations, 0.12%
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
6 citations, 0.12%
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Springer Nature
1043 citations, 20.96%
Taylor & Francis
1020 citations, 20.5%
Elsevier
361 citations, 7.26%
Wiley
312 citations, 6.27%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
312 citations, 6.27%
SAGE
309 citations, 6.21%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
168 citations, 3.38%
MDPI
124 citations, 2.49%
Frontiers Media S.A.
85 citations, 1.71%
AOSIS
84 citations, 1.69%
Oxford University Press
78 citations, 1.57%
BMJ
72 citations, 1.45%
Cambridge University Press
57 citations, 1.15%
Hindawi Limited
50 citations, 1.01%
Mary Ann Liebert
39 citations, 0.78%
National Inquiry Services Center (NISC)
33 citations, 0.66%
JMIR Publications
29 citations, 0.58%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
26 citations, 0.52%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
25 citations, 0.5%
Emerald
23 citations, 0.46%
20 citations, 0.4%
SciELO
16 citations, 0.32%
Scientific Research Publishing
16 citations, 0.32%
Guilford Publications
16 citations, 0.32%
13 citations, 0.26%
Mark Allen Group
11 citations, 0.22%
CSIRO Publishing
10 citations, 0.2%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
10 citations, 0.2%
Research Square Platform LLC
10 citations, 0.2%
Walter de Gruyter
9 citations, 0.18%
American Public Health Association
9 citations, 0.18%
IGI Global
9 citations, 0.18%
Societe Francaise de Sante Publique
8 citations, 0.16%
U.S. Agency for International Development
8 citations, 0.16%
Academic Journals
8 citations, 0.16%
F1000 Research
8 citations, 0.16%
PeerJ
7 citations, 0.14%
Unisa Press
7 citations, 0.14%
Medknow
7 citations, 0.14%
6 citations, 0.12%
PAGEPress Publications
6 citations, 0.12%
Associacao Brasileira de Enfermagem
5 citations, 0.1%
American Physical Therapy Association
5 citations, 0.1%
IOS Press
4 citations, 0.08%
American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
4 citations, 0.08%
American Society for Nutrition
4 citations, 0.08%
4 citations, 0.08%
EDP Sciences
3 citations, 0.06%
Springer Publishing Company
3 citations, 0.06%
American Institute of Mathematical Sciences (AIMS)
3 citations, 0.06%
3 citations, 0.06%
American Academy of Pediatrics
3 citations, 0.06%
3 citations, 0.06%
3 citations, 0.06%
Annual Reviews
3 citations, 0.06%
3 citations, 0.06%
Termedia Sp. z.o.o.
3 citations, 0.06%
OpenEdition
3 citations, 0.06%
Ubiquity Press
3 citations, 0.06%
Brieflands
3 citations, 0.06%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
3 citations, 0.06%
Inishmore Laser Scientific Publishing Ltd
3 citations, 0.06%
Scientific Scholar
3 citations, 0.06%
World Scientific
2 citations, 0.04%
2 citations, 0.04%
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
2 citations, 0.04%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
2 citations, 0.04%
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
2 citations, 0.04%
American Medical Association (AMA)
2 citations, 0.04%
Cardiological Society of India
2 citations, 0.04%
Korean Society of Nursing Science
2 citations, 0.04%
Korean Society of Epidemiology
2 citations, 0.04%
American Psychological Association (APA)
2 citations, 0.04%
Maad Rayan Publishing Company
2 citations, 0.04%
Academy of Science of South Africa
2 citations, 0.04%
MedCrave Group Kft.
2 citations, 0.04%
Virtus Interpress
2 citations, 0.04%
Baishideng Publishing Group
2 citations, 0.04%
CAIRN
2 citations, 0.04%
IntechOpen
2 citations, 0.04%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
American Society for Microbiology
1 citation, 0.02%
American Physiological Society
1 citation, 0.02%
Duke University Press
1 citation, 0.02%
AIP Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
Hacettepe University
1 citation, 0.02%
1 citation, 0.02%
University of Illinois Press
1 citation, 0.02%
Health Affairs (Project Hope)
1 citation, 0.02%
International Research and Cooperation Association for Bio & Socio-Sciences Advancement (IRCA-BSSA)
1 citation, 0.02%
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia
1 citation, 0.02%
Tuberculosis Association of India
1 citation, 0.02%
African Federation for Emergency Medicine
1 citation, 0.02%
National Medical Association
1 citation, 0.02%
World Health Organization
1 citation, 0.02%
Tohoku University Medical Press
1 citation, 0.02%
Technosdar Ltd
1 citation, 0.02%
University of Naples Federico II
1 citation, 0.02%
Pan African Medical Journal
1 citation, 0.02%
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Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
41 publications, 11.17%
University of the Witwatersrand
19 publications, 5.18%
University of the Western Cape
19 publications, 5.18%
University of Limpopo
18 publications, 4.9%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
16 publications, 4.36%
University of Cape Town
13 publications, 3.54%
University of Pretoria
12 publications, 3.27%
University of South Africa
11 publications, 3%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
10 publications, 2.72%
South African Medical Research Council
9 publications, 2.45%
University of the Free State
9 publications, 2.45%
University of Botswana
9 publications, 2.45%
Stellenbosch University
8 publications, 2.18%
North-West University
7 publications, 1.91%
University of Ibadan
7 publications, 1.91%
University of Miami
7 publications, 1.91%
Ghent University
6 publications, 1.63%
Johns Hopkins University
6 publications, 1.63%
Brown University
6 publications, 1.63%
University of Amsterdam
6 publications, 1.63%
Maastricht University
5 publications, 1.36%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
5 publications, 1.36%
Nelson Mandela University
5 publications, 1.36%
Mahidol University
5 publications, 1.36%
Makerere University
5 publications, 1.36%
University of California, San Francisco
5 publications, 1.36%
University of Johannesburg
4 publications, 1.09%
Durban University of Technology
4 publications, 1.09%
Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
4 publications, 1.09%
Emory University
4 publications, 1.09%
University of Toronto
4 publications, 1.09%
Umeå University
3 publications, 0.82%
University of Nottingham
3 publications, 0.82%
Yale University
3 publications, 0.82%
University of Fort Hare
3 publications, 0.82%
University of Venda
3 publications, 0.82%
Obafemi Awolowo University
3 publications, 0.82%
Harvard University
3 publications, 0.82%
University of Washington
3 publications, 0.82%
University of California, San Diego
3 publications, 0.82%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
3 publications, 0.82%
University of Twente
2 publications, 0.54%
University of Bordeaux
2 publications, 0.54%
American University of Beirut
2 publications, 0.54%
University of Copenhagen
2 publications, 0.54%
University of Oslo
2 publications, 0.54%
University of Bergen
2 publications, 0.54%
Universite Libre de Bruxelles
2 publications, 0.54%
Monash University
2 publications, 0.54%
Walter Sisulu University
2 publications, 0.54%
University of Rwanda
2 publications, 0.54%
University of Lagos
2 publications, 0.54%
Federal University Oye Ekiti
2 publications, 0.54%
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
2 publications, 0.54%
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2 publications, 0.54%
Vanderbilt University
2 publications, 0.54%
University of Ghana
2 publications, 0.54%
University of Michigan
2 publications, 0.54%
Simon Fraser University
2 publications, 0.54%
University of British Columbia
2 publications, 0.54%
University of Health and Allied Sciences
2 publications, 0.54%
Addis Ababa University
2 publications, 0.54%
University of East Anglia
2 publications, 0.54%
Indiana University Bloomington
2 publications, 0.54%
Jimma University
2 publications, 0.54%
Peoples' Friendship University of Russia
1 publication, 0.27%
Hacettepe University
1 publication, 0.27%
Ege University
1 publication, 0.27%
Mohammad Ali Jinnah University
1 publication, 0.27%
Nuclear Science and Technology Research Institute
1 publication, 0.27%
University of Guilan
1 publication, 0.27%
Ton Duc Thang University
1 publication, 0.27%
Aix-Marseille University
1 publication, 0.27%
University Putra Malaysia
1 publication, 0.27%
Chongqing Medical University
1 publication, 0.27%
University of New South Wales
1 publication, 0.27%
Brunel University London
1 publication, 0.27%
Lebanese American University
1 publication, 0.27%
Aarhus University
1 publication, 0.27%
University of Antwerp
1 publication, 0.27%
Roskilde University
1 publication, 0.27%
London School of Economics and Political Science
1 publication, 0.27%
University of Southern California
1 publication, 0.27%
National University of Singapore
1 publication, 0.27%
University of Sydney
1 publication, 0.27%
Ghent University Hospital
1 publication, 0.27%
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
1 publication, 0.27%
University of Brescia
1 publication, 0.27%
Pennsylvania State University
1 publication, 0.27%
University of Antananarivo
1 publication, 0.27%
University of Queensland
1 publication, 0.27%
Deakin University
1 publication, 0.27%
University of Newcastle Australia
1 publication, 0.27%
Flinders University
1 publication, 0.27%
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
1 publication, 0.27%
Edith Cowan University
1 publication, 0.27%
University of Southern Queensland
1 publication, 0.27%
National Health Laboratory Services
1 publication, 0.27%
George Washington University
1 publication, 0.27%
Boston University
1 publication, 0.27%
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Brown University
3 publications, 8.11%
University of Cape Town
2 publications, 5.41%
University of the Witwatersrand
2 publications, 5.41%
Stellenbosch University
2 publications, 5.41%
University of Pretoria
2 publications, 5.41%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
2 publications, 5.41%
University of South Africa
2 publications, 5.41%
Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University
2 publications, 5.41%
South African Medical Research Council
2 publications, 5.41%
University of the Western Cape
2 publications, 5.41%
Durban University of Technology
2 publications, 5.41%
University of Limpopo
2 publications, 5.41%
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
2 publications, 5.41%
Emory University
2 publications, 5.41%
Ton Duc Thang University
1 publication, 2.7%
University of New South Wales
1 publication, 2.7%
University of Bergen
1 publication, 2.7%
Maastricht University
1 publication, 2.7%
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
1 publication, 2.7%
Yale University
1 publication, 2.7%
South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
1 publication, 2.7%
Edith Cowan University
1 publication, 2.7%
North-West University
1 publication, 2.7%
University of the Free State
1 publication, 2.7%
University of Fort Hare
1 publication, 2.7%
University of Venda
1 publication, 2.7%
Sebelas Maret University
1 publication, 2.7%
Mahidol University
1 publication, 2.7%
New York University
1 publication, 2.7%
University of Washington
1 publication, 2.7%
University of California, San Diego
1 publication, 2.7%
University of Botswana
1 publication, 2.7%
Botswana International University of Science and Technology
1 publication, 2.7%
University of Health and Allied Sciences
1 publication, 2.7%
University of Toronto
1 publication, 2.7%
University of Miami
1 publication, 2.7%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1 publication, 2.7%
Kenya Medical Research Institute
1 publication, 2.7%
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South Africa, 176, 47.96%
South Africa
176 publications, 47.96%
USA, 83, 22.62%
USA
83 publications, 22.62%
Nigeria, 23, 6.27%
Nigeria
23 publications, 6.27%
United Kingdom, 19, 5.18%
United Kingdom
19 publications, 5.18%
Netherlands, 18, 4.9%
Netherlands
18 publications, 4.9%
Uganda, 15, 4.09%
Uganda
15 publications, 4.09%
Canada, 14, 3.81%
Canada
14 publications, 3.81%
Kenya, 12, 3.27%
Kenya
12 publications, 3.27%
Botswana, 11, 3%
Botswana
11 publications, 3%
Belgium, 10, 2.72%
Belgium
10 publications, 2.72%
Brazil, 10, 2.72%
Brazil
10 publications, 2.72%
Italy, 10, 2.72%
Italy
10 publications, 2.72%
Australia, 9, 2.45%
Australia
9 publications, 2.45%
Tanzania, 8, 2.18%
Tanzania
8 publications, 2.18%
Ethiopia, 8, 2.18%
Ethiopia
8 publications, 2.18%
Ghana, 7, 1.91%
Ghana
7 publications, 1.91%
Malawi, 7, 1.91%
Malawi
7 publications, 1.91%
Zambia, 6, 1.63%
Zambia
6 publications, 1.63%
France, 5, 1.36%
France
5 publications, 1.36%
India, 5, 1.36%
India
5 publications, 1.36%
Mozambique, 5, 1.36%
Mozambique
5 publications, 1.36%
Thailand, 5, 1.36%
Thailand
5 publications, 1.36%
Cameroon, 4, 1.09%
Cameroon
4 publications, 1.09%
Norway, 4, 1.09%
Norway
4 publications, 1.09%
Rwanda, 4, 1.09%
Rwanda
4 publications, 1.09%
Burkina Faso, 3, 0.82%
Burkina Faso
3 publications, 0.82%
Denmark, 3, 0.82%
Denmark
3 publications, 0.82%
Sweden, 3, 0.82%
Sweden
3 publications, 0.82%
Japan, 3, 0.82%
Japan
3 publications, 0.82%
Zimbabwe, 2, 0.54%
Zimbabwe
2 publications, 0.54%
Iran, 2, 0.54%
Iran
2 publications, 0.54%
Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2, 0.54%
Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 publications, 0.54%
Lebanon, 2, 0.54%
Lebanon
2 publications, 0.54%
Malaysia, 2, 0.54%
Malaysia
2 publications, 0.54%
Namibia, 2, 0.54%
Namibia
2 publications, 0.54%
Saudi Arabia, 2, 0.54%
Saudi Arabia
2 publications, 0.54%
Senegal, 2, 0.54%
Senegal
2 publications, 0.54%
Turkey, 2, 0.54%
Turkey
2 publications, 0.54%
Eswatini, 2, 0.54%
Eswatini
2 publications, 0.54%
Russia, 1, 0.27%
Russia
1 publication, 0.27%
Germany, 1, 0.27%
Germany
1 publication, 0.27%
China, 1, 0.27%
China
1 publication, 0.27%
Bangladesh, 1, 0.27%
Bangladesh
1 publication, 0.27%
Benin, 1, 0.27%
Benin
1 publication, 0.27%
Vietnam, 1, 0.27%
Vietnam
1 publication, 0.27%
Greece, 1, 0.27%
Greece
1 publication, 0.27%
Indonesia, 1, 0.27%
Indonesia
1 publication, 0.27%
Iraq, 1, 0.27%
Iraq
1 publication, 0.27%
Ireland, 1, 0.27%
Ireland
1 publication, 0.27%
Spain, 1, 0.27%
Spain
1 publication, 0.27%
Cambodia, 1, 0.27%
Cambodia
1 publication, 0.27%
Côte d'Ivoire, 1, 0.27%
Côte d'Ivoire
1 publication, 0.27%
Lesotho, 1, 0.27%
Lesotho
1 publication, 0.27%
Madagascar, 1, 0.27%
Madagascar
1 publication, 0.27%
Mexico, 1, 0.27%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.27%
Pakistan, 1, 0.27%
Pakistan
1 publication, 0.27%
Singapore, 1, 0.27%
Singapore
1 publication, 0.27%
Sierra Leone, 1, 0.27%
Sierra Leone
1 publication, 0.27%
Trinidad and Tobago, 1, 0.27%
Trinidad and Tobago
1 publication, 0.27%
Central African Republic, 1, 0.27%
Central African Republic
1 publication, 0.27%
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South Africa, 21, 56.76%
South Africa
21 publications, 56.76%
USA, 10, 27.03%
USA
10 publications, 27.03%
Australia, 3, 8.11%
Australia
3 publications, 8.11%
Botswana, 2, 5.41%
Botswana
2 publications, 5.41%
Kenya, 2, 5.41%
Kenya
2 publications, 5.41%
Burkina Faso, 1, 2.7%
Burkina Faso
1 publication, 2.7%
United Kingdom, 1, 2.7%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 2.7%
Vietnam, 1, 2.7%
Vietnam
1 publication, 2.7%
Ghana, 1, 2.7%
Ghana
1 publication, 2.7%
Indonesia, 1, 2.7%
Indonesia
1 publication, 2.7%
Canada, 1, 2.7%
Canada
1 publication, 2.7%
Mozambique, 1, 2.7%
Mozambique
1 publication, 2.7%
Nigeria, 1, 2.7%
Nigeria
1 publication, 2.7%
Netherlands, 1, 2.7%
Netherlands
1 publication, 2.7%
Norway, 1, 2.7%
Norway
1 publication, 2.7%
Thailand, 1, 2.7%
Thailand
1 publication, 2.7%
Eswatini, 1, 2.7%
Eswatini
1 publication, 2.7%
Ethiopia, 1, 2.7%
Ethiopia
1 publication, 2.7%
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