A search for direct production of thef1(1285)resonance ine+e?annihilation is performed with the SND detector at the VEPP-2000e+e?collider. The analysis is based on data with an integrated luminosity of 15.1 pb?1accumulated in the center-of-mass energy range 1.2–1.4 GeV. Twoe+e?→f1(1285)candidate events are found at the peak of the resonance and zero events beyond the resonance. The significance of thee+e?→f1(1285)signal is 2.5σ. The cross section at the maximum of the resonance is found to beσ(e+e?→f1)=45?24+33pb. The corresponding branching fractionB(f1(1285)→e+e?)=(5.1?2.7+3.7)×10?9. We consider this result as a first indication of the processe+e?→f1(1285). The measured branching fraction is consistent with the theoretical prediction.
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