Accessibility settings within JST – Journal Search Tool (JST)

How we meet WCAG 2.2 Criteria

The Journal Search Tool on the web browser 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 (see below for further information).

1.4.13 Content on Hover or Focus (Level AA 2.1 and 2.2) Hoverable content 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. Journals cannot be set as language of parts as these are outside of SciFree control as are uploaded by universities. If the text written by universities in the information box is written in another language this may not be marked as correct language

Settings within JST Admin to help with your Public Search accessibility

Public Search Page colours

The colours you choose for your Public Search page should enable the text to have a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 for smaller text and 3:1 for larger text.

You can check the contrast ratio by using an online tool such as the WebAim contrast checker tool.

See the Brand Identity and Colours guide for how to amend the colours within your tool.

Brand Logo Tag

In the Branding page you can change the alt-text for your university logo in the Tag field. The default alt-text is set to "(university name) Logo"

See Brand Identity and Colours guide

Open Links in New Window

In the Branding page under Emails & URLs you can choose if the links on your Public Search page open in a new window (default) or to open in the same window by deselecting the checkbox.

See Editing Links for Contact Us, Publishing Model & License Option and Additional Info Link guide

Icon Descriptions

You can also update the icon descriptions within your tool for Payment Options, License Options & Publishing Model.

See the Editing Payment, Licenses, Publishing Model Icons and Texts guide