Behavior and Social Issues

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WOS
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Impact factor
1.6
Years of issue
2024-2025
journal names
Behavior and Social Issues
BEHAV SOC ISSUES
Publications
577
Citations
4 235
h-index
29
Publications
199
Citations
2 215
Top-3 citing journals
Top-3 organizations
University of Nevada, Reno
University of Nevada, Reno (44 publications)
University of North Texas
University of North Texas (37 publications)
University of Nevada, Reno
University of Nevada, Reno (14 publications)
University of Kansas
University of Kansas (11 publications)
University of North Texas
University of North Texas (9 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (397 publications)
Brazil (56 publications)
Norway (15 publications)
USA (112 publications)
Brazil (20 publications)
Norway (5 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Citing journals

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Behavior and Social Issues
1113 citations, 26.28%
Behavior Analysis in Practice
216 citations, 5.1%
Perspectives on Behavior Science
165 citations, 3.9%
Psychological Record
127 citations, 3%
Journal of Organizational Behavior Management
89 citations, 2.1%
The Behavior Analyst
52 citations, 1.23%
Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
45 citations, 1.06%
Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa
40 citations, 0.94%
European Journal of Behavior Analysis
38 citations, 0.9%
Frontiers in Psychology
38 citations, 0.9%
Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis
34 citations, 0.8%
Sustainability
32 citations, 0.76%
Functional Assessment for Challenging Behaviors
27 citations, 0.64%
Journal of Behavioral Education
23 citations, 0.54%
Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
20 citations, 0.47%
Behavioral Interventions
15 citations, 0.35%
Research on Social Work Practice
15 citations, 0.35%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
13 citations, 0.31%
Animals
13 citations, 0.31%
Journal of Cleaner Production
12 citations, 0.28%
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education
12 citations, 0.28%
Environment and Behavior
12 citations, 0.28%
Anthrozoos
11 citations, 0.26%
Consciousness and Cognition
11 citations, 0.26%
Behavior Modification
11 citations, 0.26%
SSRN Electronic Journal
11 citations, 0.26%
International Journal of Behavioral Consultation and Therapy
11 citations, 0.26%
International Journal of Psychology
9 citations, 0.21%
Behavioral and Brain Sciences
9 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Environmental Psychology
9 citations, 0.21%
Journal of Gambling Studies
9 citations, 0.21%
PLoS ONE
8 citations, 0.19%
The Behavior Analyst Today
8 citations, 0.19%
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
7 citations, 0.17%
Waste Management
7 citations, 0.17%
Social Sciences
7 citations, 0.17%
International Journal of Developmental Disabilities
7 citations, 0.17%
Psicologia USP
7 citations, 0.17%
The Analysis of Verbal Behavior
7 citations, 0.17%
Behavior Analysis Research and Practice
7 citations, 0.17%
Peace Psychology Book Series
7 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Family Violence
6 citations, 0.14%
Review of General Psychology
6 citations, 0.14%
Innovative Higher Education
6 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
6 citations, 0.14%
Education and Treatment of Children
6 citations, 0.14%
BMC Public Health
6 citations, 0.14%
Violence Against Women
6 citations, 0.14%
Managerial and Decision Economics
6 citations, 0.14%
Social Psychological and Personality Science
6 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Special Education Technology
6 citations, 0.14%
Societies
6 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology
5 citations, 0.12%
Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
5 citations, 0.12%
Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy
5 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied
5 citations, 0.12%
American Psychologist
5 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Sustainable Tourism
5 citations, 0.12%
Child and Family Behavior Therapy
5 citations, 0.12%
Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
5 citations, 0.12%
Behavioural Processes
5 citations, 0.12%
Philosophical Psychology
5 citations, 0.12%
Social Marketing Quarterly
5 citations, 0.12%
Resources, Conservation and Recycling
5 citations, 0.12%
Service Industries Journal
5 citations, 0.12%
Prison Journal
5 citations, 0.12%
Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities
5 citations, 0.12%
Environment, Development and Sustainability
5 citations, 0.12%
Behavioral Sciences
5 citations, 0.12%
Trauma, Violence, and Abuse
5 citations, 0.12%
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
5 citations, 0.12%
Teaching Exceptional Children
5 citations, 0.12%
Applied Environmental Education and Communication
5 citations, 0.12%
International Gambling Studies
5 citations, 0.12%
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
4 citations, 0.09%
Journal of Social Marketing
4 citations, 0.09%
Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities
4 citations, 0.09%
Teacher Education and Special Education
4 citations, 0.09%
Remedial and Special Education
4 citations, 0.09%
Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology
4 citations, 0.09%
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
4 citations, 0.09%
Frontiers in Psychiatry
4 citations, 0.09%
Crime, Law and Social Change
4 citations, 0.09%
Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences
4 citations, 0.09%
Personality and Individual Differences
4 citations, 0.09%
Frontiers in Public Health
4 citations, 0.09%
Aggression and Violent Behavior
4 citations, 0.09%
Computers in Human Behavior
4 citations, 0.09%
Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
4 citations, 0.09%
Journal of General Psychology
4 citations, 0.09%
American Journal of Community Psychology
4 citations, 0.09%
Waste Management and Research
4 citations, 0.09%
Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development
4 citations, 0.09%
Journal of Interprofessional Care
4 citations, 0.09%
Cureus
4 citations, 0.09%
Journal of Early and Intensive Behavior Intervention
4 citations, 0.09%
Rehabilitation Psychology
3 citations, 0.07%
Criminology
3 citations, 0.07%
Australian Psychologist
3 citations, 0.07%
Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions
3 citations, 0.07%
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Springer Nature
1962 citations, 46.33%
Taylor & Francis
352 citations, 8.31%
Elsevier
313 citations, 7.39%
Wiley
253 citations, 5.97%
SAGE
201 citations, 4.75%
MDPI
107 citations, 2.53%
Emerald
67 citations, 1.58%
American Psychological Association (APA)
66 citations, 1.56%
Frontiers Media S.A.
58 citations, 1.37%
Oxford University Press
41 citations, 0.97%
Departamento de Psicologia, Universidade de Brasilia
40 citations, 0.94%
Cambridge University Press
34 citations, 0.8%
IGI Global
24 citations, 0.57%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
21 citations, 0.5%
SciELO
17 citations, 0.4%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
11 citations, 0.26%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
10 citations, 0.24%
Walter de Gruyter
8 citations, 0.19%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
5 citations, 0.12%
Annual Reviews
5 citations, 0.12%
Mary Ann Liebert
4 citations, 0.09%
Hindawi Limited
4 citations, 0.09%
CAIRN
4 citations, 0.09%
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
3 citations, 0.07%
3 citations, 0.07%
American Speech Language Hearing Association
3 citations, 0.07%
IOP Publishing
3 citations, 0.07%
IntechOpen
3 citations, 0.07%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
3 citations, 0.07%
Fundacion Universitaria Konrad Lorenz
3 citations, 0.07%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
2 citations, 0.05%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
2 citations, 0.05%
EDP Sciences
2 citations, 0.05%
Brill
2 citations, 0.05%
AIP Publishing
2 citations, 0.05%
University of Chicago Press
2 citations, 0.05%
Society for Judgment and Decision Making
2 citations, 0.05%
2 citations, 0.05%
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
2 citations, 0.05%
Associacao Brasileira de Psicologia Escolar e Educacional (ABRAPEE)
2 citations, 0.05%
2 citations, 0.05%
Universidade Sao Francisco
2 citations, 0.05%
Sociedade Brasileira de Psicologia
2 citations, 0.05%
Pressley Ridge School
2 citations, 0.05%
LLC CPC Business Perspectives
2 citations, 0.05%
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
2 citations, 0.05%
National Association of School Psychologists
2 citations, 0.05%
S. Karger AG
2 citations, 0.05%
JMIR Publications
2 citations, 0.05%
Ubiquity Press
2 citations, 0.05%
Scientific Research Publishing
2 citations, 0.05%
Brieflands
2 citations, 0.05%
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co, KG
2 citations, 0.05%
American Educational Research Association
2 citations, 0.05%
Intellect
2 citations, 0.05%
British Psychological Society
2 citations, 0.05%
SLACK
2 citations, 0.05%
Research Square Platform LLC
2 citations, 0.05%
Universidade Federal de São Carlos
2 citations, 0.05%
Japan Society of Personality Psychology
2 citations, 0.05%
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
1 citation, 0.02%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
1 citation, 0.02%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
1 citation, 0.02%
The Royal Society
1 citation, 0.02%
Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
1 citation, 0.02%
MIT Press
1 citation, 0.02%
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
1 citation, 0.02%
Institut National de Recherche Pedagogique
1 citation, 0.02%
IWA Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
CAB International
1 citation, 0.02%
Escola Brasileira de Administracao Publica da Fundacao Getulio Vargas
1 citation, 0.02%
Technosdar Ltd
1 citation, 0.02%
National Association of Geoscience Teachers, Inc.
1 citation, 0.02%
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
1 citation, 0.02%
Universities Federation for Animal Welfare
1 citation, 0.02%
Editora Champagnat
1 citation, 0.02%
European Society of Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS)
1 citation, 0.02%
Wilfrid Laurier University Press
1 citation, 0.02%
Medknow
1 citation, 0.02%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
1 citation, 0.02%
China Science Publishing & Media
1 citation, 0.02%
BMJ
1 citation, 0.02%
Akademiai Kiado
1 citation, 0.02%
CLOCKSS Archive
1 citation, 0.02%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
1 citation, 0.02%
National Library of Serbia
1 citation, 0.02%
A and V Publications
1 citation, 0.02%
Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
1 citation, 0.02%
CABI Publishing
1 citation, 0.02%
Cognizant, LLC
1 citation, 0.02%
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
1 citation, 0.02%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
1 citation, 0.02%
DoNotEdit
1 citation, 0.02%
Cellule MathDoc/Centre Mersenne
1 citation, 0.02%
AOSIS
1 citation, 0.02%
South Florida Publishing LLC
1 citation, 0.02%
The Pennsylvania State University Press
1 citation, 0.02%
Guilford Publications
1 citation, 0.02%
University of Oklahoma Libraries
1 citation, 0.02%
Franco Angeli
1 citation, 0.02%
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University of Nevada, Reno
44 publications, 7.63%
University of North Texas
37 publications, 6.41%
University of Illinois at Chicago
25 publications, 4.33%
University of Kansas
21 publications, 3.64%
Cleveland State University
20 publications, 3.47%
Western Michigan University
19 publications, 3.29%
Federal University of Pará
18 publications, 3.12%
Columbia University
14 publications, 2.43%
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
13 publications, 2.25%
Virginia Tech
12 publications, 2.08%
Auburn University
11 publications, 1.91%
Missouri State University
10 publications, 1.73%
Oslo Metropolitan University
9 publications, 1.56%
University of Florida
9 publications, 1.56%
Marshall University
9 publications, 1.56%
Universidade de Brasília
9 publications, 1.56%
Johns Hopkins University
8 publications, 1.39%
University of São Paulo
8 publications, 1.39%
Ball State University
8 publications, 1.39%
Ohio State University
7 publications, 1.21%
Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Sao Paulo
7 publications, 1.21%
University of North Dakota
7 publications, 1.21%
West Virginia University
6 publications, 1.04%
Federal University of São Carlos
6 publications, 1.04%
University of New Hampshire
6 publications, 1.04%
Queens College
6 publications, 1.04%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
5 publications, 0.87%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
5 publications, 0.87%
Texas A&M University – Commerce
5 publications, 0.87%
Valdosta State University
5 publications, 0.87%
University of Georgia
5 publications, 0.87%
Higher Education Institute of Brasilia
5 publications, 0.87%
University of South Australia
4 publications, 0.69%
University of Toronto
4 publications, 0.69%
Florida International University
4 publications, 0.69%
Pontifical Catholic University of Goias
4 publications, 0.69%
University of Mississippi
4 publications, 0.69%
Florida State University
3 publications, 0.52%
New York University
3 publications, 0.52%
University of South Florida
3 publications, 0.52%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
3 publications, 0.52%
Universidade São Francisco
3 publications, 0.52%
Western University
3 publications, 0.52%
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
3 publications, 0.52%
Indiana University Bloomington
3 publications, 0.52%
Universidade Federal do Ceará
3 publications, 0.52%
University of Missouri–St. Louis
3 publications, 0.52%
Universidade de Rio Verde
3 publications, 0.52%
Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York
3 publications, 0.52%
California State University, Los Angeles
3 publications, 0.52%
California State University, Northridge
3 publications, 0.52%
Pennsylvania State University
2 publications, 0.35%
Monash University
2 publications, 0.35%
Washington State University
2 publications, 0.35%
Arizona State University
2 publications, 0.35%
University of Washington
2 publications, 0.35%
University of California, Davis
2 publications, 0.35%
Illinois State University
2 publications, 0.35%
DePaul University
2 publications, 0.35%
University of California, Irvine
2 publications, 0.35%
Queen's University Belfast
2 publications, 0.35%
Georgia State University
2 publications, 0.35%
Vanderbilt University
2 publications, 0.35%
St. Cloud State University
2 publications, 0.35%
Emory University
2 publications, 0.35%
Universidade Estadual Paulista
2 publications, 0.35%
Fordham University
2 publications, 0.35%
Brock University
2 publications, 0.35%
Athabasca University
2 publications, 0.35%
Louisiana State University
2 publications, 0.35%
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
2 publications, 0.35%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2 publications, 0.35%
University of Cincinnati
2 publications, 0.35%
Indiana University South Bend
2 publications, 0.35%
Florida Institute of Technology
2 publications, 0.35%
University of Nebraska Medical Center
2 publications, 0.35%
University of Memphis
2 publications, 0.35%
Federal University of Parana
2 publications, 0.35%
Universidade Estadual de Maringá
2 publications, 0.35%
University of Massachusetts Amherst
2 publications, 0.35%
University of West Georgia
2 publications, 0.35%
Hofstra University
2 publications, 0.35%
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
2 publications, 0.35%
Wichita State University
2 publications, 0.35%
California State University, Fresno
2 publications, 0.35%
University of Twente
1 publication, 0.17%
University of Lisbon
1 publication, 0.17%
University of Milan
1 publication, 0.17%
Saint Joseph University
1 publication, 0.17%
University of Oslo
1 publication, 0.17%
Manchester Metropolitan University
1 publication, 0.17%
Michigan State University
1 publication, 0.17%
Georgia Institute of technology
1 publication, 0.17%
University of Waikato
1 publication, 0.17%
La Trobe University
1 publication, 0.17%
Flinders University
1 publication, 0.17%
Central Queensland University
1 publication, 0.17%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
1 publication, 0.17%
Case Western Reserve University
1 publication, 0.17%
Northern Illinois University
1 publication, 0.17%
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University of Nevada, Reno
14 publications, 7.04%
University of Kansas
11 publications, 5.53%
University of North Texas
9 publications, 4.52%
Missouri State University
9 publications, 4.52%
Cleveland State University
9 publications, 4.52%
Federal University of Pará
8 publications, 4.02%
Universidade Estadual de Londrina
8 publications, 4.02%
Auburn University
7 publications, 3.52%
University of Illinois at Chicago
7 publications, 3.52%
Oslo Metropolitan University
6 publications, 3.02%
Columbia University
6 publications, 3.02%
Virginia Tech
6 publications, 3.02%
Johns Hopkins University
5 publications, 2.51%
Western Michigan University
5 publications, 2.51%
University of São Paulo
5 publications, 2.51%
Federal University of São Carlos
4 publications, 2.01%
University of Florida
4 publications, 2.01%
University of South Australia
3 publications, 1.51%
University of South Florida
3 publications, 1.51%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
3 publications, 1.51%
Western University
3 publications, 1.51%
University of Toronto
3 publications, 1.51%
University of North Carolina at Wilmington
3 publications, 1.51%
University of Missouri–St. Louis
3 publications, 1.51%
Valdosta State University
3 publications, 1.51%
Arizona State University
2 publications, 1.01%
Ohio State University
2 publications, 1.01%
Illinois State University
2 publications, 1.01%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2 publications, 1.01%
Emory University
2 publications, 1.01%
Universidade Estadual Paulista
2 publications, 1.01%
Louisiana State University
2 publications, 1.01%
University of Nebraska Medical Center
2 publications, 1.01%
Universidade Federal do Ceará
2 publications, 1.01%
Pontificia Universidade Catolica de Sao Paulo
2 publications, 1.01%
University of West Georgia
2 publications, 1.01%
Universidade de Brasília
2 publications, 1.01%
California State University, Los Angeles
2 publications, 1.01%
California State University, Northridge
2 publications, 1.01%
Saint Joseph University
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Oslo
1 publication, 0.5%
Florida State University
1 publication, 0.5%
Monash University
1 publication, 0.5%
La Trobe University
1 publication, 0.5%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
1 publication, 0.5%
University of California, Davis
1 publication, 0.5%
DePaul University
1 publication, 0.5%
Northeastern Illinois University
1 publication, 0.5%
Georgia State University
1 publication, 0.5%
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
1 publication, 0.5%
Vanderbilt University
1 publication, 0.5%
Trinity College Dublin
1 publication, 0.5%
Oakland University
1 publication, 0.5%
Capella University
1 publication, 0.5%
St. Cloud State University
1 publication, 0.5%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
1 publication, 0.5%
Pacific Lutheran University
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Wisconsin–Whitewater
1 publication, 0.5%
Temple University
1 publication, 0.5%
Universidade São Francisco
1 publication, 0.5%
Mackenzie Presbyterian University
1 publication, 0.5%
Fordham University
1 publication, 0.5%
Brock University
1 publication, 0.5%
Florida International University
1 publication, 0.5%
Nova Southeastern University
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Kentucky
1 publication, 0.5%
National University of Distance Education
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Cincinnati
1 publication, 0.5%
Texas A&M University – Commerce
1 publication, 0.5%
Florida Institute of Technology
1 publication, 0.5%
Utah Valley University
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Memphis
1 publication, 0.5%
Eastern Connecticut State University
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Ulster
1 publication, 0.5%
Federal University of Parana
1 publication, 0.5%
Maynooth University
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Chichester
1 publication, 0.5%
Masaryk University
1 publication, 0.5%
Pontifical Catholic University of Goias
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
1 publication, 0.5%
Universidade Estadual de Maringá
1 publication, 0.5%
Medical University of South Carolina
1 publication, 0.5%
Kennesaw State University
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Georgia
1 publication, 0.5%
Ball State University
1 publication, 0.5%
Université de Montréal
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Mississippi
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Vermont
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Oregon
1 publication, 0.5%
Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo
1 publication, 0.5%
University of Alaska Anchorage
1 publication, 0.5%
Wichita State University
1 publication, 0.5%
Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
1 publication, 0.5%
Universidade Católica de Brasília
1 publication, 0.5%
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USA, 397, 68.8%
USA
397 publications, 68.8%
Brazil, 56, 9.71%
Brazil
56 publications, 9.71%
Norway, 15, 2.6%
Norway
15 publications, 2.6%
United Kingdom, 10, 1.73%
United Kingdom
10 publications, 1.73%
Ireland, 10, 1.73%
Ireland
10 publications, 1.73%
Canada, 7, 1.21%
Canada
7 publications, 1.21%
Australia, 6, 1.04%
Australia
6 publications, 1.04%
Germany, 4, 0.69%
Germany
4 publications, 0.69%
Austria, 3, 0.52%
Austria
3 publications, 0.52%
Portugal, 1, 0.17%
Portugal
1 publication, 0.17%
Spain, 1, 0.17%
Spain
1 publication, 0.17%
Italy, 1, 0.17%
Italy
1 publication, 0.17%
Kenya, 1, 0.17%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.17%
Mexico, 1, 0.17%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.17%
Netherlands, 1, 0.17%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.17%
New Zealand, 1, 0.17%
New Zealand
1 publication, 0.17%
Czech Republic, 1, 0.17%
Czech Republic
1 publication, 0.17%
South Africa, 1, 0.17%
South Africa
1 publication, 0.17%
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USA, 112, 56.28%
USA
112 publications, 56.28%
Brazil, 20, 10.05%
Brazil
20 publications, 10.05%
Norway, 5, 2.51%
Norway
5 publications, 2.51%
Australia, 3, 1.51%
Australia
3 publications, 1.51%
Austria, 3, 1.51%
Austria
3 publications, 1.51%
Ireland, 2, 1.01%
Ireland
2 publications, 1.01%
Germany, 1, 0.5%
Germany
1 publication, 0.5%
United Kingdom, 1, 0.5%
United Kingdom
1 publication, 0.5%
Spain, 1, 0.5%
Spain
1 publication, 0.5%
Canada, 1, 0.5%
Canada
1 publication, 0.5%
Kenya, 1, 0.5%
Kenya
1 publication, 0.5%
Mexico, 1, 0.5%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.5%
Czech Republic, 1, 0.5%
Czech Republic
1 publication, 0.5%
South Africa, 1, 0.5%
South Africa
1 publication, 0.5%
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