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SCImago
Q3
SJR
0.230
CiteScore
0.9
Categories
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Psychology (miscellaneous)
Areas
Psychology
Social Sciences
Years of issue
1970-1984, 1987-2013, 2015-2025
journal names
Sociological Focus
Publications
1 482
Citations
9 039
h-index
38
Publications
152
Citations
2 829
Top-3 citing journals
Sociological Focus
Sociological Focus (227 citations)
Sociological Quarterly
Sociological Quarterly (105 citations)
Social Science Research
Social Science Research (90 citations)
Top-3 organizations
Ohio State University
Ohio State University (31 publications)
Purdue University
Purdue University (29 publications)
University of Akron
University of Akron (22 publications)
Ball State University
Ball State University (6 publications)
Baylor University
Baylor University (6 publications)
Mississippi State University
Mississippi State University (5 publications)
Top-3 countries
USA (787 publications)
Canada (14 publications)
Sweden (6 publications)
USA (114 publications)
Canada (3 publications)
Nigeria (2 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Top-100

Citing journals

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Sociological Focus
227 citations, 2.51%
Sociological Quarterly
105 citations, 1.16%
Social Science Research
90 citations, 1%
Deviant Behavior
88 citations, 0.97%
Sociology Compass
76 citations, 0.84%
Sociological Spectrum
75 citations, 0.83%
Criminology
73 citations, 0.81%
Journal of Criminal Justice
73 citations, 0.81%
Social Problems
69 citations, 0.76%
The American Sociologist
67 citations, 0.74%
Sociological Inquiry
66 citations, 0.73%
Crime and Delinquency
65 citations, 0.72%
Sex Roles
62 citations, 0.69%
SSRN Electronic Journal
58 citations, 0.64%
Sociological Perspectives
57 citations, 0.63%
Justice Quarterly
55 citations, 0.61%
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
54 citations, 0.6%
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
50 citations, 0.55%
American Journal of Criminal Justice
44 citations, 0.49%
Annual Review of Sociology
41 citations, 0.45%
Journal of Family Issues
41 citations, 0.45%
Violence Against Women
40 citations, 0.44%
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
40 citations, 0.44%
Sociological Forum
39 citations, 0.43%
Social Science and Medicine
37 citations, 0.41%
Victims and Offenders
36 citations, 0.4%
Teaching Sociology
36 citations, 0.4%
Homicide Studies
35 citations, 0.39%
Symbolic Interaction
33 citations, 0.37%
Canadian Review of Sociology
32 citations, 0.35%
American Sociological Review
31 citations, 0.34%
American Journal of Sociology
31 citations, 0.34%
Gender and Society
31 citations, 0.34%
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
30 citations, 0.33%
Rural Sociology
30 citations, 0.33%
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
30 citations, 0.33%
PLoS ONE
29 citations, 0.32%
Journal of Quantitative Criminology
27 citations, 0.3%
Youth and Society
27 citations, 0.3%
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
27 citations, 0.3%
Criminal Justice and Behavior
26 citations, 0.29%
Religions
24 citations, 0.27%
Journal of Marriage and Family
24 citations, 0.27%
Criminal Justice Review
23 citations, 0.25%
American Behavioral Scientist
23 citations, 0.25%
Social Science Quarterly
23 citations, 0.25%
Humanity & Society
23 citations, 0.25%
Social Movement Studies
22 citations, 0.24%
Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research
22 citations, 0.24%
Social Science Journal
21 citations, 0.23%
Journal of Drug Issues
21 citations, 0.23%
Social Currents
20 citations, 0.22%
Research in Social Stratification and Mobility
20 citations, 0.22%
Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior
20 citations, 0.22%
Social Networks
20 citations, 0.22%
Social Sciences
20 citations, 0.22%
Demography
20 citations, 0.22%
Social Indicators Research
19 citations, 0.21%
Current Sociology
19 citations, 0.21%
International Journal of Intercultural Relations
19 citations, 0.21%
Crime, Law and Social Change
19 citations, 0.21%
Advances in Group Processes
19 citations, 0.21%
Social Forces
19 citations, 0.21%
Critical Sociology
19 citations, 0.21%
Socius Sociological Research for a Dynamic World
19 citations, 0.21%
Ethnic and Racial Studies
18 citations, 0.2%
Aggression and Violent Behavior
18 citations, 0.2%
Work and Occupations
18 citations, 0.2%
Journal of Homosexuality
17 citations, 0.19%
Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change
17 citations, 0.19%
Policing
17 citations, 0.19%
Qualitative Sociology Review
17 citations, 0.19%
Critical Criminology
16 citations, 0.18%
Urban Studies
16 citations, 0.18%
British Journal of Criminology
15 citations, 0.17%
European Journal of Criminology
15 citations, 0.17%
Race and Social Problems
15 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Crime and Justice
15 citations, 0.17%
Children and Youth Services Review
15 citations, 0.17%
Sociology of Health and Illness
15 citations, 0.17%
AIDS and Behavior
15 citations, 0.17%
Journal of Black Studies
15 citations, 0.17%
Criminal Justice Policy Review
15 citations, 0.17%
Social Psychology Quarterly
15 citations, 0.17%
International Journal of Mass Emergencies & Disasters
15 citations, 0.17%
Frontiers in Psychology
14 citations, 0.15%
Psychological Reports
14 citations, 0.15%
International Criminal Justice Review
14 citations, 0.15%
Journal of Health and Social Behavior
14 citations, 0.15%
International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice
14 citations, 0.15%
Criminology and Public Policy
14 citations, 0.15%
Sociological Research Online
13 citations, 0.14%
Urban Geography
13 citations, 0.14%
Du Bois Review
13 citations, 0.14%
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
13 citations, 0.14%
Psychology of Women Quarterly
13 citations, 0.14%
Sociological Theory
13 citations, 0.14%
Punishment and Society
13 citations, 0.14%
City and Community
13 citations, 0.14%
BMC Public Health
13 citations, 0.14%
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Citing publishers

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SAGE
1745 citations, 19.31%
Taylor & Francis
1719 citations, 19.02%
Springer Nature
1069 citations, 11.83%
Wiley
1049 citations, 11.61%
Elsevier
762 citations, 8.43%
Emerald
278 citations, 3.08%
Cambridge University Press
242 citations, 2.68%
Oxford University Press
216 citations, 2.39%
MDPI
135 citations, 1.49%
University of Chicago Press
67 citations, 0.74%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
60 citations, 0.66%
Annual Reviews
55 citations, 0.61%
Frontiers Media S.A.
46 citations, 0.51%
IGI Global
42 citations, 0.46%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
35 citations, 0.39%
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
27 citations, 0.3%
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
27 citations, 0.3%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
26 citations, 0.29%
BMJ
20 citations, 0.22%
Consortium Erudit
20 citations, 0.22%
Walter de Gruyter
19 citations, 0.21%
Academy of Management
19 citations, 0.21%
15 citations, 0.17%
Association for the Sociology of Religion
14 citations, 0.15%
CAIRN
14 citations, 0.15%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
14 citations, 0.15%
Springer Publishing Company
13 citations, 0.14%
American Psychological Association (APA)
12 citations, 0.13%
OpenEdition
12 citations, 0.13%
JMIR Publications
11 citations, 0.12%
Human Kinetics
11 citations, 0.12%
American Public Health Association
10 citations, 0.11%
Mary Ann Liebert
8 citations, 0.09%
8 citations, 0.09%
Max-Planck Institute for Demographic Research/Max-Planck-institut fur Demografische Forschung
8 citations, 0.09%
SciELO
8 citations, 0.09%
Duke University Press
7 citations, 0.08%
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
7 citations, 0.08%
Scandinavian University Press / Universitetsforlaget AS
7 citations, 0.08%
Hogrefe Publishing Group
7 citations, 0.08%
Cornell University Press
6 citations, 0.07%
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
6 citations, 0.07%
American Educational Research Association
6 citations, 0.07%
Intellect
6 citations, 0.07%
University of California Press
5 citations, 0.06%
Brill
5 citations, 0.06%
American Medical Association (AMA)
5 citations, 0.06%
American Economic Association
5 citations, 0.06%
Society for Personality Research
5 citations, 0.06%
Biola University
5 citations, 0.06%
John Benjamins Publishing Company
4 citations, 0.04%
4 citations, 0.04%
IOP Publishing
4 citations, 0.04%
Scientific Research Publishing
4 citations, 0.04%
AOSIS
4 citations, 0.04%
Guilford Publications
4 citations, 0.04%
Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FCTAS RAS)
4 citations, 0.04%
Research Square Platform LLC
4 citations, 0.04%
World Scientific
3 citations, 0.03%
EDP Sciences
3 citations, 0.03%
The Royal Society
3 citations, 0.03%
University of Illinois Press
3 citations, 0.03%
Health Affairs (Project Hope)
3 citations, 0.03%
Pensoft Publishers
3 citations, 0.03%
American Physical Society (APS)
3 citations, 0.03%
3 citations, 0.03%
Society for Sociological Science
3 citations, 0.03%
Royal College of Psychiatrists
3 citations, 0.03%
National Recreation and Park Association
3 citations, 0.03%
Hindawi Limited
3 citations, 0.03%
CSIRO Publishing
3 citations, 0.03%
F1000 Research
3 citations, 0.03%
IntechOpen
3 citations, 0.03%
The Pennsylvania State University Press
3 citations, 0.03%
Uniwersytet Lodzki (University of Lodz)
3 citations, 0.03%
American Marketing Association
2 citations, 0.02%
IOS Press
2 citations, 0.02%
2 citations, 0.02%
2 citations, 0.02%
2 citations, 0.02%
Hacettepe University
2 citations, 0.02%
Indiana University Press
2 citations, 0.02%
Berkeley Electronic Press
2 citations, 0.02%
2 citations, 0.02%
Masaryk University Press
2 citations, 0.02%
Pluto Journals
2 citations, 0.02%
Instituto Universitario de Pesquisas do Rio de Janeiro
2 citations, 0.02%
University of Bucharest
2 citations, 0.02%
2 citations, 0.02%
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
2 citations, 0.02%
Ubiquity Press
2 citations, 0.02%
Kamla Raj Enterprises
2 citations, 0.02%
Berghahn Books
2 citations, 0.02%
Hans Publishers
2 citations, 0.02%
The Korea Contents Association
2 citations, 0.02%
Saint-Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation
2 citations, 0.02%
Institute of Sociology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic
2 citations, 0.02%
Cogitatio
2 citations, 0.02%
Edinburgh University Press
1 citation, 0.01%
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
1 citation, 0.01%
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Ohio State University
31 publications, 2.09%
Purdue University
29 publications, 1.96%
University of Akron
22 publications, 1.48%
Wayne State University
20 publications, 1.35%
University of Cincinnati
20 publications, 1.35%
Indiana University Bloomington
18 publications, 1.21%
Bowling Green State University
16 publications, 1.08%
Ball State University
16 publications, 1.08%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
13 publications, 0.88%
Western Michigan University
13 publications, 0.88%
Mississippi State University
13 publications, 0.88%
Kent State University
13 publications, 0.88%
Pennsylvania State University
12 publications, 0.81%
West Virginia University
12 publications, 0.81%
Baylor University
12 publications, 0.81%
Michigan State University
11 publications, 0.74%
University of Iowa
11 publications, 0.74%
University of Texas at Austin
10 publications, 0.67%
Ohio University
10 publications, 0.67%
University of Kentucky
10 publications, 0.67%
University of North Dakota
10 publications, 0.67%
University of South Carolina
10 publications, 0.67%
Central Michigan University
9 publications, 0.61%
University of Michigan
9 publications, 0.61%
University of Georgia
9 publications, 0.61%
Oklahoma State University
9 publications, 0.61%
University of Oklahoma
9 publications, 0.61%
Georgia State University
8 publications, 0.54%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
8 publications, 0.54%
Case Western Reserve University
7 publications, 0.47%
University of Notre Dame
7 publications, 0.47%
University of Central Florida
7 publications, 0.47%
Vanderbilt University
7 publications, 0.47%
University of Connecticut
7 publications, 0.47%
University of Houston
7 publications, 0.47%
Stony Brook University
6 publications, 0.4%
University of California, Irvine
6 publications, 0.4%
University of Chicago
6 publications, 0.4%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
6 publications, 0.4%
University of Alabama at Birmingham
6 publications, 0.4%
University of Pittsburgh
6 publications, 0.4%
Lund University
5 publications, 0.34%
Washington State University
5 publications, 0.34%
Arizona State University
5 publications, 0.34%
Colorado State University
5 publications, 0.34%
George Mason University
5 publications, 0.34%
University of Arizona
5 publications, 0.34%
University of California, Santa Barbara
5 publications, 0.34%
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
5 publications, 0.34%
Louisiana State University
5 publications, 0.34%
Texas Tech University
5 publications, 0.34%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
5 publications, 0.34%
Cleveland State University
5 publications, 0.34%
Florida State University
4 publications, 0.27%
Columbia University
4 publications, 0.27%
Northwestern University
4 publications, 0.27%
University of Illinois at Chicago
4 publications, 0.27%
Virginia Tech
4 publications, 0.27%
Illinois State University
4 publications, 0.27%
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
4 publications, 0.27%
University of California, Riverside
4 publications, 0.27%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
4 publications, 0.27%
Emory University
4 publications, 0.27%
Western Kentucky University
4 publications, 0.27%
Miami University
4 publications, 0.27%
University of Delaware
4 publications, 0.27%
Indiana University Southeast
4 publications, 0.27%
Texas A&M University
4 publications, 0.27%
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
4 publications, 0.27%
Cornell University
3 publications, 0.2%
Auburn University
3 publications, 0.2%
North Carolina State University
3 publications, 0.2%
Clemson University
3 publications, 0.2%
Oregon State University
3 publications, 0.2%
Duke University
3 publications, 0.2%
Ohio State University at Mansfield
3 publications, 0.2%
Loyola University New Orleans
3 publications, 0.2%
Northeastern University
3 publications, 0.2%
Tulane University
3 publications, 0.2%
University of Minnesota
3 publications, 0.2%
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
3 publications, 0.2%
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
3 publications, 0.2%
East Carolina University
3 publications, 0.2%
University of Texas at El Paso
3 publications, 0.2%
University of Miami
3 publications, 0.2%
Northern Kentucky University
3 publications, 0.2%
University of North Texas
3 publications, 0.2%
Utah State University
3 publications, 0.2%
University of Tennessee
3 publications, 0.2%
Eastern Connecticut State University
3 publications, 0.2%
University of Central Arkansas
3 publications, 0.2%
University of Oregon
3 publications, 0.2%
University of Dayton
3 publications, 0.2%
Wichita State University
3 publications, 0.2%
University at Albany, State University of New York
3 publications, 0.2%
Australian National University
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Copenhagen
2 publications, 0.13%
Iowa State University
2 publications, 0.13%
University of Calabar
2 publications, 0.13%
Syracuse University
2 publications, 0.13%
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Baylor University
6 publications, 3.95%
Ball State University
6 publications, 3.95%
Mississippi State University
5 publications, 3.29%
Oklahoma State University
5 publications, 3.29%
Vanderbilt University
4 publications, 2.63%
Wayne State University
4 publications, 2.63%
University of Michigan
4 publications, 2.63%
West Virginia University
3 publications, 1.97%
Ohio State University
3 publications, 1.97%
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
3 publications, 1.97%
Western Michigan University
3 publications, 1.97%
Florida State University
2 publications, 1.32%
Stony Brook University
2 publications, 1.32%
Michigan State University
2 publications, 1.32%
Pennsylvania State University
2 publications, 1.32%
University of Calabar
2 publications, 1.32%
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2 publications, 1.32%
George Mason University
2 publications, 1.32%
Oregon State University
2 publications, 1.32%
Duke University
2 publications, 1.32%
University of California, Irvine
2 publications, 1.32%
University of Notre Dame
2 publications, 1.32%
Ohio University
2 publications, 1.32%
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2 publications, 1.32%
Indiana University Southeast
2 publications, 1.32%
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2 publications, 1.32%
Eastern Connecticut State University
2 publications, 1.32%
University of Houston
2 publications, 1.32%
University of Akron
2 publications, 1.32%
Kent State University
2 publications, 1.32%
University of North Dakota
2 publications, 1.32%
California State University, San Bernardino
2 publications, 1.32%
Hanoi University of Culture
1 publication, 0.66%
Lund University
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Zurich
1 publication, 0.66%
Autonomous University of Barcelona
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Copenhagen
1 publication, 0.66%
William Marsh Rice University
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Nigeria
1 publication, 0.66%
North Carolina State University
1 publication, 0.66%
Chinese University of Hong Kong
1 publication, 0.66%
Clemson University
1 publication, 0.66%
Colorado State University
1 publication, 0.66%
Virginia Tech
1 publication, 0.66%
Case Western Reserve University
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Washington
1 publication, 0.66%
University of California, San Diego
1 publication, 0.66%
Northern Arizona University
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Arizona
1 publication, 0.66%
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
1 publication, 0.66%
Loyola University Chicago
1 publication, 0.66%
Northeastern University
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Texas at Austin
1 publication, 0.66%
University of South Florida
1 publication, 0.66%
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
1 publication, 0.66%
Bradley University
1 publication, 0.66%
Olivet Nazarene University
1 publication, 0.66%
Central Michigan University
1 publication, 0.66%
Oakland University
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Michigan–Dearborn
1 publication, 0.66%
Tulane University
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Minnesota
1 publication, 0.66%
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
1 publication, 0.66%
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
1 publication, 0.66%
Purdue University
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Kaiserslautern-Landau
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Amsterdam
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Wisconsin–Whitewater
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Wisconsin–Madison
1 publication, 0.66%
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
1 publication, 0.66%
East Carolina University
1 publication, 0.66%
Villanova University
1 publication, 0.66%
East Stroudsburg University
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Texas at El Paso
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Saskatchewan
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Florida
1 publication, 0.66%
Northern Kentucky University
1 publication, 0.66%
Murray State University
1 publication, 0.66%
Louisiana State University
1 publication, 0.66%
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
1 publication, 0.66%
Elon University
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Cincinnati
1 publication, 0.66%
Cleveland Clinic
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Colorado Boulder
1 publication, 0.66%
Indiana University Kokomo
1 publication, 0.66%
Indiana University Bloomington
1 publication, 0.66%
Texas Tech University
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Texas at San Antonio
1 publication, 0.66%
University of North Texas
1 publication, 0.66%
Texas A&M University – Central Texas
1 publication, 0.66%
Texas A&M University
1 publication, 0.66%
Troy University
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Utah
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Alabama
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Connecticut
1 publication, 0.66%
University of Gdańsk
1 publication, 0.66%
Missouri State University
1 publication, 0.66%
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USA, 787, 53.1%
USA
787 publications, 53.1%
Canada, 14, 0.94%
Canada
14 publications, 0.94%
Sweden, 6, 0.4%
Sweden
6 publications, 0.4%
Germany, 4, 0.27%
Germany
4 publications, 0.27%
Israel, 4, 0.27%
Israel
4 publications, 0.27%
Australia, 3, 0.2%
Australia
3 publications, 0.2%
United Kingdom, 3, 0.2%
United Kingdom
3 publications, 0.2%
Italy, 3, 0.2%
Italy
3 publications, 0.2%
China, 2, 0.13%
China
2 publications, 0.13%
Denmark, 2, 0.13%
Denmark
2 publications, 0.13%
Nigeria, 2, 0.13%
Nigeria
2 publications, 0.13%
Netherlands, 2, 0.13%
Netherlands
2 publications, 0.13%
Republic of Korea, 2, 0.13%
Republic of Korea
2 publications, 0.13%
Switzerland, 2, 0.13%
Switzerland
2 publications, 0.13%
France, 1, 0.07%
France
1 publication, 0.07%
Brazil, 1, 0.07%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.07%
Vietnam, 1, 0.07%
Vietnam
1 publication, 0.07%
Spain, 1, 0.07%
Spain
1 publication, 0.07%
Kuwait, 1, 0.07%
Kuwait
1 publication, 0.07%
Mexico, 1, 0.07%
Mexico
1 publication, 0.07%
Norway, 1, 0.07%
Norway
1 publication, 0.07%
Poland, 1, 0.07%
Poland
1 publication, 0.07%
Finland, 1, 0.07%
Finland
1 publication, 0.07%
Japan, 1, 0.07%
Japan
1 publication, 0.07%
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Publishing countries in 5 years

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USA, 114, 75%
USA
114 publications, 75%
Canada, 3, 1.97%
Canada
3 publications, 1.97%
Nigeria, 2, 1.32%
Nigeria
2 publications, 1.32%
Germany, 1, 0.66%
Germany
1 publication, 0.66%
China, 1, 0.66%
China
1 publication, 0.66%
Brazil, 1, 0.66%
Brazil
1 publication, 0.66%
Vietnam, 1, 0.66%
Vietnam
1 publication, 0.66%
Denmark, 1, 0.66%
Denmark
1 publication, 0.66%
Spain, 1, 0.66%
Spain
1 publication, 0.66%
Netherlands, 1, 0.66%
Netherlands
1 publication, 0.66%
Norway, 1, 0.66%
Norway
1 publication, 0.66%
Poland, 1, 0.66%
Poland
1 publication, 0.66%
Switzerland, 1, 0.66%
Switzerland
1 publication, 0.66%
Sweden, 1, 0.66%
Sweden
1 publication, 0.66%
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