Elsevier is committed to web accessibility for all, regardless of ability or disability. We work continually to improve the accessibility and usability of Digital Commons Data, informed by web accessibility standards. Accessibility is an ideal and responsibility that we share with our scholarly community. We strive to make this website and its contents as accessible as possible.

Standards Conformance

Elsevier endeavors to meet all guidelines and standards established by the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 at level AA conformance, and Section 508 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act. These guidelines define how to make web content more accessible to people with disabilities, and conformance to them improves the web's usability for all people.

Digital Commons Data is partially compliant with WCAG 2.0 & 2.1 at level AA, and we make continual improvements with the aim of achieving full compliance. In certain areas, Digital Commons Data implements level AAA success criteria.

For a detailed review of how Digital Commons Data conforms with WCAG 2.0 & 2.1 success criteria, please refer to our Voluntary Product Assessment Template (VPAT) document. This document was produced by the members of the Elsevier internal accessibility team.

Digital Commons Data VPAT

Accessibility Measures at Elsevier

Accessibility is a product development priority at Elsevier, and full standards compliance is represented on our product roadmaps. We promote awareness of accessibility principles among our employees, providing opportunities and resources for them to further develop web accessibility expertise. We maintain a dedicated internal accessibility team to evaluate, support, and improve web accessibility on our platforms.

Accessibility Support and Feedback

If you have accessibility questions regarding Digital Commons Data, or to report accessibility issues, please contact us via our contact form. Please select Data as the Product in the form.

Accessibility Features

Structural Markup

Main navigation links are consistent across pages in Digital Commons Data. Site structure is standardized, as all pages comprise 3 sections:

• A header area that includes the main navigation
• A main content area
• A footer

When Cascading Styles Sheets (CSS) are disabled, or when using assistive technology, the 3 sections are read in the above order.

Most content and features are operable using only the keyboard. Most of the content of static pages can be accessed with JavaScript disabled in the web browser.

Skip Navigation Link

Keyboard users may bypass repetitive elements at the top of each page by immediately tabbing to the first interactive item, which is a “Skip to Main Content” link. This allows users to jump to the main section of the current page context.

Visual Design and Mobile Display

All pages and content may be enlarged using standard browser controls or screen magnification software.

Text has sufficient contrast (4.5:1 for small text; 3:1 for large text) with its corresponding background to be clearly legible in almost all areas of the site. Links are visually distinguished from text, and most interactive elements also have obvious visual hover and focus states.

Accessibility Resources

• Elsevier's Accessibility Policy
• RELX Group's Accessibility Policy (PDF)
• Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0
• Section 508 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act
• Digital Commons Data Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT)