diff --git a/dhp-workflows/dhp-propagation/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/QueryInformationSystem.java b/dhp-workflows/dhp-propagation/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/QueryInformationSystem.java
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+package eu.dnetlib.dhp;
+
+import eu.dnetlib.dhp.utils.ISLookupClientFactory;
+import eu.dnetlib.enabling.is.lookup.rmi.ISLookUpException;
+import eu.dnetlib.enabling.is.lookup.rmi.ISLookUpService;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+
+public class QueryInformationSystem {
+    private static final String XQUERY = "for $x in collection('/db/DRIVER/ContextDSResources/ContextDSResourceType')" +
+            "  where $x//CONFIGURATION/context[./@type='community' or ./@type='ri']" +
+            "  and  $x//CONFIGURATION/context/param[./@name='status']/text() != 'hidden'" +
+            "  return $x//CONFIGURATION/context/@id/string()";
+
+    public static List<String> getCommunityList(final String isLookupUrl) throws ISLookUpException {
+        ISLookUpService isLookUp = ISLookupClientFactory.getLookUpService(isLookupUrl);
+        return isLookUp.quickSearchProfile(XQUERY);
+
+    }
+
+
+}