Brief Background
Estudos Históricos is a journal published on a continuous basis, with each issue focusing on a specific theme. Published uninterruptedly since 1988, the journal is distinguished by its interdisciplinary profile. Estudos Históricos aims to publish original research articles adopting a historical perspective, written by researchers from the national and international academic communities in History, Social Sciences, and related fields. The journal is classified as A1 in the Qualis CAPES ranking (2021–2024 assessment period) in History, Sociology, Anthropology, Education, and other fields. Affiliated with the Graduate Program in History, Politics, and Cultural Heritage (PPHPBC) at CPDOC/FGV, which offers professional and academic master's and doctoral programs, the journal has also served as an important channel of communication among graduate programs, particularly in History and the Social Sciences. In 2016, Estudos Históricos became an exclusively electronic publication. In addition to the SciELO Brasil portal (SciELO Brasil), previous issues can be accessed through the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), the FGV Digital Library, and the CAPES Journals Portal. Since 2023, Estudos Históricos has adopted a continuous publication model. All articles published in the journal are freely accessible and available for retrieval. Authors are responsible for the content of their articles. Copyright must be respected, and articles must be properly cited. Estudos Históricos employs a peer-review process in which manuscripts are evaluated by anonymous reviewers, in accordance with the standard procedures of scholarly journals that use peer review. The journal also upholds ethical standards and does not accept plagiarism or self-plagiarism in submitted articles.The journal's abbreviated title is Estud. hist. (Rio J.). This abbreviation should be used in bibliographies, footnotes, references, and bibliographic captions. Online ISSN: 2178-1494. |
Open Access
This journal follows the Open Access model, providing unrestricted online access (including access free of charge) to all scholarly texts published by the journal. Open access is a condition in which the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC BY), allowing immediate free access to the work and authorizing any user to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles, index them, transfer them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose. In addition to publishing under an open access model, Estudos Históricos is part of the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) Journals Portal, administered by CPDOC, which brings together the institution's scholarly journals and promotes the broad dissemination of academic research. Through the portal, all journal content remains freely available to the public, reinforcing Estudos Históricos's commitment to the democratization of scientific knowledge and the wide circulation of research findings. |
Open Science Compliance
This journal follows the Gold Open Access model. Open Science Compliance Form Authors whose articles have been accepted for publication are encouraged to make their research data available in an appropriate digital repository. At present, Estudos Históricos recommends the FGV Dataverse and SciELO Data platforms. |
Ethics in Publication
Estudos Históricos understands that the scientific editing and publishing process entails an ethical commitment on the part of authors, editors, and reviewers. This commitment is guided by the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (https://publicationethics.org/), SciELO's Guide to Best Practices for Strengthening Ethics in Scientific Publishing (https://www.scielo.org/pt-br/sobre-o-scielo/metodologias-e-tecnologias/guia-de-boas-praticas-para-o-fortalecimento-da-etica-na-publicacao-cientifica/), the DOAJ's Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (https://doaj.org/apply/transparency/), and the Code of Ethics and Conduct adopted by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) (https://www18.fgv.br/mailing/2025/DCI/Codigo_de_Etica_e_Conduta/). To prevent research misconduct, including the fabrication of data or results, the falsification of research components, plagiarism, and self-plagiarism, Estudos Históricos requires all contributors to adhere to the principles of ethical research and publishing set out in the aforementioned codes and guidelines. To ensure compliance with these ethical standards, Estudos Históricos submits all manuscripts received for publication to the Turnitin online similarity-checking system before forwarding them to external reviewers. Reviewers are also expected to assess submitted manuscripts in accordance with the ethical criteria established in the aforementioned codes and guidelines. |
Focus and Scope
Estudos Históricos (EH) is the scientific journal of FGV CPDOC's Graduate Program in History, Politics, and Cultural Heritage (PPHPBC). Its purpose is to publish original articles aligned with FGV CPDOC's areas of intellectual activity, namely: History, Sociology, Anthropology, Political Science and International Relations, Religious Studies and Theology, Communication and Information, Museology, Education, Teaching, Geography, Interdisciplinary Studies, Linguistics and Literature, Public Health, Public and Business Administration, Accounting, Tourism, Architecture, Urban Planning and Design, Arts, and Science and Humanities Education for Basic Education. All the aforementioned fields received an A1 rating in the 2021–2024 Quadrennial Assessment conducted by CAPES. EH is an academic serial publication focused on publishing original articles in the fields listed above. It may also publish original interviews and translations and, on occasion, directly commission special contributions from scholars of outstanding academic reputation. |
Digital Preservation
This journal adheres to the standards established by the SciELO Program's Digital Preservation Policy. |
Indexing Sources
Bibliographic Journal Information
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Websites and Social Media
The editors-in-chief and guest editors conduct an initial assessment of submissions with the following objectives: (a) to identify any unethical conduct related to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, or unethical co-authorship. If misconduct is identified, the journal will reject the manuscript and notify the authors of its decision; (b) to verify whether the manuscript complies with the journal's editorial policy, particularly with regard to the thematic scope of each issue and the minimum required quality standards. Manuscripts deemed non-compliant will be rejected. The journal receives articles through calls for papers for thematic dossiers. These calls establish deadlines for submissions, and manuscripts submitted within the specified period will be given processing priority. Accordingly, the journal maintains a continuous submission process, with all submissions linked to an active call for a thematic dossier. After a call's submission deadline has passed, prospective authors may consult the available calls on the journal's website and submit articles in accordance with the deadlines and thematic proposals established for each dossier. In exceptional circumstances, Estudos Históricos (EH) may commission articles and interviews with experts. Such commissions must be justified to the PPHPBC Collegiate Board and indicated in the editorial. They must also be published in a separate section of the journal. |
Preprints
EH accepts articles previously deposited in the SciELO or SocArXiv preprint servers (https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv). In such cases, authors must inform the editors of the manuscript's preprint status at the time of submission, in the “Comments to the Editor” field. Articles submitted to Estudos Históricos that have previously been made available as preprints will undergo the same double-blind peer-review process as all other submissions. |
Peer Review Process
All articles initially accepted for consideration by the editors-in-chief and guest editors will be sent to at least two ad hoc reviewers who are not members of the editorial team or affiliated with the publishing institution. The journal adopts a double-blind peer-review process, in which the identities of both authors and reviewers remain confidential. Reviewers may recommend: (a) acceptance without revisions; (b) rejection; (c) acceptance subject to minor revisions; or (d) acceptance subject to major revisions. In the latter two cases, the manuscript will be returned to the author for the necessary changes. In keeping with open science practices, Estudos Históricos also offers authors and reviewers the option of direct interaction, with or without disclosure of their identities. This option must be communicated to Estudos Históricos directly by email, and the journal will facilitate communication between the parties. Authors may authorize the disclosure of their names at the time of submission, while reviewers may do so when completing the Open Science Compliance Review Form. The final decision on whether to publish a manuscript always rests with the editors-in-chief and depends on several factors, including budgetary constraints, the annual number of texts recommended for publication by SciELO, author diversity, and other considerations. Therefore, favorable peer-review reports do not guarantee publication. All published articles will identify the editor responsible for the final approval described above. |
Open Data
All articles published in the journal are freely available for access and retrieval. Authors are responsible for the content of their articles and must ensure that their manuscripts contain no plagiarism, self-plagiarism, or fraudulent reporting of research results. Copyright must be respected, and articles must be properly cited. Permission for commercial use must be obtained from CPDOC - Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil. Authors will be encouraged, whenever applicable, to deposit and share the data, codes, and/or methods used in the preparation of the manuscript. Therefore, the following statement must be completed when submitting an article to REH:
1. Data Availability Statement – Please indicate which of the following options applies to your article: a) Publicly Available Data: “The data supporting the findings of this study are available in the [repository name] repository under DOI/link [provide DOI/link].” b) Data Available Upon Request: “The data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.” c) Data Not Used: “This study did not use any data that could be shared.” d) Data Not Available: “The data supporting the findings of this study are not available due to [reason, e.g., ethical or confidentiality restrictions].”
2. Conflict of Interest Statement – Please indicate whether there are any potential conflicts of interest related to the research or its publication. a) There are conflicts of interest (please specify the nature of the conflict). b) There are no conflicts of interest.
3. Funding Agencies – If the research received funding, please indicate the funding agency.
The publication of research data in one of the repositories recommended by SciELO is encouraged whenever possible (https://www.scielo.org/en/about-scielo/methodologies-and-technologies/list-of-repositories-for-research-data-deposit-portuguese-only/). |
Fees
Estudos Históricos (EH) does not charge any submission or publication fees. |
Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
Inspired by the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) (https://publicationethics.org/), Estudos Históricos has established the following general guidelines:
Authors must:
Editors-in-chief must:
Guest editors must:
Reviewers must:
Authors and reviewers who wish to file complaints regarding decisions made by Estudos Históricos should contact the journal through its institutional email address. The editors-in-chief must respond within a maximum of 30 days and may consult the PPHPBC Program Board and the Advisory Board if deemed necessary. |
Policy on Conflict of Interest
Conflict of Interest Conflicts of interest may be personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial in nature. They may arise when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that could influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. When submitting a manuscript, authors are responsible for acknowledging and disclosing any financial or other interests that may have influenced their work. If an actual or potential conflict of interest exists, the author(s) must disclose it in a separate, signed document attached to the submission platform. For further information, please consult the ICMJE recommendations on the disclosure of financial and non-financial relationships and activities, and conflicts of interest. |
Adoption of similarity software
As part of its commitment to academic integrity and ethical scholarly publishing, Revista Estudos Históricos uses Turnitin software, through the system integrated with FGV, as its official tool for text similarity detection and plagiarism prevention. All manuscripts submitted to the journal, including articles for thematic dossiers, book reviews, and interviews, are subject to mandatory similarity screening. No manuscript proceeds to the subsequent stages of the editorial process without the corresponding report generated by the system. The similarity check takes place during the initial screening stage (Desk Review), immediately after submission and before the manuscript is sent to reviewers. If an article is accepted for peer review and undergoes substantial revisions, the editorial board may run the software again during the copyediting or final-version stage to ensure originality prior to publication. The similarity percentage reported by Turnitin serves as an auxiliary tool and does not automatically result in rejection. The editorial team qualitatively examines the highlighted passages to distinguish properly formatted direct quotations and methodological terminology from potential instances of plagiarism or self-plagiarism. If serious irregularities are identified, the manuscript will be rejected, and the authors will be notified in accordance with the guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). |
Adoption of software using Artificial Intelligence resources
Estudos Históricos recognizes that artificial intelligence (AI) tools can assist with various stages of the editorial process, provided that their use adheres to the principles of ethics, transparency, and scientific integrity. In accordance with the recommendations of the SciELO Network, any use of these tools by authors, editors, or reviewers must be properly disclosed and must not replace human responsibility for editorial decisions or the scientific content produced. The use of AI tools must respect manuscript confidentiality and must not compromise the peer-review process or result in the improper sharing of manuscripts submitted to the journal. For further information, please consult the Guide to the Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools and Resources in Research Communication within the SciELO Network. |
Gender and Sex Issues
The editorial team of Estudos Históricos, as well as all authors publishing in the journal, must adhere to the Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) guidelines (SAGER Guidelines). These guidelines provide a set of recommendations for reporting information on sex and gender in study design, data analysis, and the results and interpretation of findings. In addition, Estudos Históricos follows a gender equity policy in the composition of its editorial board. |
Ethics Committee
When applicable, authors must attach a statement confirming that the research has been approved by the ethics committee of the institution responsible for its review and approval. |
Copyright
Authors retain the copyright to their works, granting Estudos Históricos the right of first publication. Articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, which permits the sharing, distribution, reproduction, and adaptation of the content in any medium or format, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the authors and the original publication in the journal is acknowledged. Authors are responsible for the content of their manuscripts and warrant that their submissions do not infringe the copyright of third parties. |
Intellectual Property and Terms of Use
Intellectual Property and Terms of Use Website Responsibility All content published in Estudos Históricos, unless otherwise indicated, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. This license permits the sharing, reproduction, distribution, and adaptation of the content in any medium or format, including for commercial purposes, provided that appropriate credit is given to the authors and the original publication in the journal is acknowledged.
Author Responsibility Authors retain the copyright to their works and grant Estudos Históricos the right of first publication under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license. By submitting a manuscript, authors declare that they hold the rights to the submitted ntelect or have obtained the necessary permissions for its publication, and they assume full responsibility for any infringement of ntel-party copyright or ntelectual property rights. Estudos Históricos encourages authors to deposit and share the published version of their articles in institutional repositories, personal websites, academic networking platforms, blogs, and other scholarly communication channels, provided that the complete reference to the original publication in the journal is retained. |
Sponsors and Promotion Agencies
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Editores-Chefes
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Equipe Técnica | Secretaria Editorial
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Conselho consultivo
Angela Maria de Castro Gomes, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO) e Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, Lattes: https://lattes.cnpq.br/6423116545839346, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1911-760X, e-mail: angelamariadecastrogomes@gmail.com
Teresa Maria da Cruz e Silva, Universidade Eduardo Mondlane (UEM), Maputo, Moçambique, Lattes: Não possui, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4782-0666, e-mail: tcsilva@mail.com
Mirta Zaida Lobato, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA), Buenos Aires, Argentina, Lattes: Não possui, ORCID: Não possui, e-mail: mzlobato@gmail.com
João José Reis, Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Bahia/BA, Brasil, Lattes: https://lattes.cnpq.br/1969687480215585, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3268-7877, e-mail: jjreis@ufba.br
Benito Bisso Schmidt, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul/RS, Brasil, Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3067875155143249, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3931-2389, e-mail: bbissos@yahoo.com
Lúcia Lippi de Oliveira, Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/2995814903486570, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1262-3090, e-mail: lucia.lippi@fgv.br
Omar Ribeiro Thomaz Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo/SP, Brasil, Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3063447008664856, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6474-8662, e-mail: omarfe@unicamp.br
Helena Maria Bomeny, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) e Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5712027573089549, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6959-0967, e-mail: helena.bomeny@hotmail.com
Stephen G. Rabe, The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas), Dallas, Texas, Estados Unidos, Lattes: Não possui, Orcid: Não possui, e-mail: rabe@utdallas.edu
Carlos Fico, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/7388174968659045, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8523-9322, e-mail: carlosficojr@gmail.com
Marcelo Siqueira Ridenti, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo/SP, Brasil, Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5705218561961149, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3999-5442, e-mail: mridenti@unicamp.br
Fernando Lattman-Weltman, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9765219820910892, Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6021-9798, e-mail: flwnyc@me.com
Eduardo França Paiva, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais/MG, Brasil, Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9331151583571613, Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8100-573X, e-mail: ef.paiva@uol.com.br
Eurípedes Antônio Funes, Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC), Fortaleza, Ceará/CE, Brasil, Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/0105053283747562, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6964-1584, e-mail: eufunes@terra.com.br
Leslie Michael Bethell University of Oxford, Oxford, Reino Unido, Lattes: Não possui, ORCID: Não possui, e-mail: Não possui.
Maria Helena Rolim Capelato , Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brasil, Lattes: https://lattes.cnpq.br/3099609592987130, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5180-2351, e-mail: capelato@usp.br
Mariza Gomes e Souza Peirano, Universidade de Brasília (UnB), Brasília, Distrito Federal/DF, Brasil, Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/8144307793842428, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5674-2893, e-mail: mariza.peirano@gmail.com
Marieta de Moraes Ferreira, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) e Fundação Getúlio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/5082227179819700, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1621-4025, e-mail: marieta@fgv.br
Mauricio Tenorio-Trillo, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, Estados Unidos, Lattes: Não possui, Orcid: Não possui, e-mail: tenoriom@uchicago.edu
Patricia Maria Melo Sampaio Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus. Amazonas/AM, Brasil, Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6775629541151867, ORCID: Não possui, e-mail: patriciamsampaio@gmail.com
Regina Beatriz Guimarães Neto, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Recife, Pernambuco/PE, Brasil, Lattes: https://lattes.cnpq.br/7228539080595678, ORCID: Não possui, e-mail: regina.guimaraes@ufpe.br
Renato Monseff Perissinotto Universidade Federal do Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná/PR, Brasil, Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6699924446950517, Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8747-7976, e-mail monseff@gmail.com
Rogério Bastos Arantes, Universidade de São Paulo (USP/FFLCH), São Paulo, SP, Brasil, Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6438633094553520, Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7167-864X, e-mail: rarantes@usp.br
Silvia Regina Ferraz Petersen, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul/RS, Brasil, Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/6002041042350906, ORCID: Não possui, e-mail: spetersen@orion.ufrgs.br. |
Authors are responsible for the content of their articles and must ensure that their work contains no plagiarism, self-plagiarism, or fraudulent research findings. Copyright must be respected, and all articles must be properly cited. Permission for use of the content for commercial purposes must be obtained from CPDOC (Center for Research and Documentation of Contemporary Brazilian History). |
Types of Documents Accepted
Types of Documents Accepted Estudos Históricos publishes: 1) original articles; 2) original interviews; 3) bibliographic essays; 4) methodological articles; 5) case reports; 6) critical book reviews. The journal will accept original works by master's degree holders, doctoral students, and PhD holders. In addition, it accepts works by master's students co-authored with PhD holders, provided that the manuscript is not directly derived from a dissertation or thesis written by the student. The Editors reserve the right to examine the material and reject the article if they consider that the text is not genuinely collaborative work. Articles will be accepted in the following languages: Portuguese, English, or Spanish. Every article submitted to the journal must be accompanied by a list of up to six keywords identifying the main subjects addressed and abstracts in Portuguese, English, and Spanish, with a maximum of 100 words each, clearly stating the purposes, methods employed, and main conclusions of the work. DOI (Digital Object Identifier) in Published Manuscripts
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Authors' Contribution
Estudos Históricos requires that, in manuscripts with more than one author, the individual contributions of each research participant be specified. Authors are encouraged to describe their activities using the CRediT taxonomy, as outlined below:
The description of contributions aims to promote greater transparency regarding each author's participation and to ensure proper recognition of the responsibilities undertaken in the preparation of the work. |
Manuscript Preparation
Before submission, authors must verify that their manuscript complies with the journal's editorial policy and the selected section. In addition, in the “Comments to the Editor” field of the submission system, they are asked to explain how the manuscript relates to the proposal and objectives of the dossier to which the article has been submitted. This information will support the preliminary assessment of the submission's suitability for the journal's editorial scope. |
Article Submission Format
Text – Texts submitted to the Editors must be written in Portuguese, English, or Spanish and submitted in DOC, DOCX, or RTF format (provided they do not exceed 5 MB), using Times New Roman 12-point font, 1.5 line spacing, and A4 page size.
The maximum and minimum lengths for documents accepted for publication by REH, including footnotes and bibliographical references, are as follows:
Title, abstract, and keywords – Every article submitted to the journal must include a title, an informative abstract, and a list of up to six keywords identifying the main subjects addressed, in Portuguese, with English and Spanish versions. The abstract must not exceed 100 words and must clearly state the purposes, methods employed, and main conclusions of the work.
Footnotes and bibliographical citations – Footnotes must be concise. Bibliographical citations must not be included in footnotes but rather in the main body of the text. Citations must include the author's name, followed by the publication date of the work and the page number, separated by a colon. Examples: According to Cassirer (1979: 46), synthesis and production through knowledge... The self that utters “I” (Benveniste, 1972: 32).
Bibliographical references – Bibliographical references must constitute a single list at the end of the article, in alphabetical order. They must comply with the NBR 6023: 2018 standards, following the models below:
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Digital Assets
Digital Assets Tables and Figures:
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Citations and References
Bibliographical references must constitute a single list at the end of the article, in alphabetical order. They must comply with the NBR 6023:2018 standards, following the models below:
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Supplementary Documents
When submitting a manuscript, authors are requested to provide the Open Science Compliance Form and the ethics committee approval document, where applicable. The Open Science Compliance Form can be found at the following address: Open Science Compliance Form. |
Funding
If the research that gave rise to the article received financial support, this must be disclosed. The source of funding must be named, and the contract number or administrative process number assigned by the funding agency must be provided. |
Contact
School of Social Sciences of the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV CPDOC) |
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