Accessibility Commitment

At SciFree AB, we are dedicated to providing solutions and services that reduces the workflow burdens in open access management and publishing for all our customers and their researchers. We strive to ensure that our Software as a Service (SaaS) platform, designed for university library customers, is usable by everyone, regardless of their abilities.

Using internationally-recognised accessibility standards to allow support for a broad range of assistive technology (AT) such as screen readers, screen magnifiers, and voice recognition.

Our Commitment to Accessibility

We are committed to meeting the accessibility standards outlined in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2, Level AA. These guidelines are internationally recognised and provide a framework for making web content more accessible.

SciFree utilises industry standard technologies such as Java, JavaScript and HTML to render interfaces. SciFree’s team follows international accessibility standards to support a range of assistive technologies such as screen readers, screen magnifiers, voice recognition and where applicable colour contrast standard and image descriptions.

Accessible Features

Our Journal Search Tool (JST) search page, version 3.0 is compliant to WCAG 2.2 Level A and meets >95% for WCAG 2.2 Level AA with all criteria being supported except two criteria which are partially supported. Key features supported includes:

• Ability to resize browser to 200% without loss of content
• Navigate using a keyboard
• Navigate and listen using a screen reader

Partially supports:

• 1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus (Level AA 2.1 and 2.2)  When a person hovers their mouse or uses keyboard focus over an element to provide more information is both hoverable and persistent. It cannot be dismissed without moving pointer hover or keyboard focus. If implemented this would cause the content to no longer be hoverable or persistent
• 3.1.2 Language of Parts (Level AA) The webpage language is set to English, unless the university is using SciFree’s multi language support. If the text written by universities in the information box is written in another language this may not be marked as the correct language. Journals cannot be set as language of parts as these are outside of SciFree control as are uploaded by universities.

For more detailed information of JST 3.0 Search Page compliance please consult our VPAT documentation.

Ongoing Improvements

We continuously work to enhance the accessibility of our SaaS platform by conducting regular accessibility assessments and usability testing with individuals who have disabilities.

Training

SciFree accessibility team lead has a certificate from the W3Cx and has trained the entire SciFree team on the key importance of accessibility is essential for some, but beneficial to all.

Accessibility Roadmap

In our accessibility roadmap we are working towards ensuring the JST Admin meets WCAG 2.2 AA standards.

Branding: Released June 2025

Statistics: Released August 2025

Agreements: To be released in Q4 2025

Collaboration

SciFree works together with our Library customers to ensure we meet not only global accessibility standards but also their individual policy requirements, as needed.

Third-Party Integrations

We understand that some elements of our platform may rely on third-party integrations. While we cannot control the accessibility of all external content, we make every effort to collaborate with third-party providers that share our commitment to accessibility.

Feedback and Support

We welcome feedback from our customers and researchers on how to improve accessibility. If you encounter any accessibility barriers while using our SaaS platform or have suggestions for improvement, please contact us at support@scifree.se

Assistance for customers and their researchers

If you require assistance or accommodation to access our SaaS platform, please contact our support team at support@scifree.se. We are here to assist you in any way possible to ensure you have a positive experience using our platform.

Conformance

This accessibility statement applies to JST 3.0

Date of Statement

This accessibility statement was last updated on 15th September, 2025.

How to contact us

If you have any questions about SciFree’s accessibility policy, please email us at info@scifree.se