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Accessibility Statement
Last updated on July 02, 2025
Elsevier is committed to web accessibility for all, regardless of ability or disability. We work continually to improve the accessibility and usability of Elsevier's Institutional Ordering Platform*, 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.
*The Elsevier's Institutional Ordering Platform comprises the following domain:
- business.elsevier.com
Standards Conformance
Elsevier endeavours 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.
Elsevier's Institutional Ordering Platform 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, Elsevier's Institutional Ordering Platform implements level AAA success criteria.
For a detailed review of how Elsevier's Institutional Ordering Platform 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.
Institutional Ordering Platform VPAT (PDF)
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 Elsevier's Institutional Ordering Platform, or to report accessibility issues, please contact us via our contact form using the email option found at the bottom of this page.
Accessibility Features
Structural Markup
Main navigation links are consistent across pages in Elsevier's Institutional Ordering Platform. 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
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