Accessibility Statement

The Austrian Academy of Sciences Press as part of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the university library at Freie Universität Berlin, team "Open Access and Academic Publishing", as provider of the service, are committed to ensuring the accessibility of its web presence in accordance with the Austrian Barrierefreiheitsgesetz (BaFG) in its current version, implementing the European Accessibility Directive (EU) 2019/882 on accessibility requirements for products and services. We aim for conformity with Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.2).

This accessibility statement documents the current state of accessibility of the web presence hosted under the domain of https://vypr.vlg.oeaw.ac.at on the basis of the content management software Open Journal Systems (OJS) version 3.5 developed by Public Knowledge Project (PKP).

How accessible is the web presence?

Compatibility with WCAG 2.2 Level AA

This accessibility statement is based on a self-assessment as well as on information provided by the developer PKP.

The above mentioned web presence is largely accessible but not yet fully compliant with the requirements of WCAG 2.2 Level AA.

The accessibility of the above mentioned web presence is significantly determined by the preparatory work of the software developer PKP. With its Accessibility Interest Group, PKP has committed itself to continuously improving the accessibility of its products. Accordingly, new software versions generally are more accessible than older versions. Starting with software versions 3.x of OJS, PKP has commissioned external accessibility audits and will continuously improve its products based on these assessments. An accessibility statement for the OJS 3.3+ default theme is provided by PKP. Modifications of the design of the web presence by editorial boards may alter the degree of accessibility.

Content with limited accessibility

The content listed below provides only limited accessibility:

  • Operability of the website by keyboard is feasible. However, the keyboard focus is not always visible. In some places the order of tabular steps could be optimised.
  • Alternative text is not always available.
  • In certain combinations the colour contrast may be slightly lower than the standard defined by the .

We actively work to improve the accessibility of our web presence. In addition, we work together with the software developer PKP to improve the accessibility of OJS. A specialised manual on how to design the OJS frontend in compliance with accessibility standards is also provided by PKP.

Date of this accessibility statement

This statement was written on 28 July 2026.
This statement was last updated on 4 August 2026.

Feedback and contact

The content of our web presence should be equally accessible for people with disabilities and people who may have temporary or ongoing difficulty in accessing web content due to individual circumstances. Should you notice any accessibility issues with our web presence, please let us know.

Get in touch via our email address verlag@oeaw.ac.at and send us a short description of the problem together with the full website address.

Austrian Academy of Sciences Press,
Austrian Academy of Sciences
Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2, 1010 Vienna, Austria

Enforcement procedure

If you do not receive a response from Vienna Yearbook of Population Research within six weeks of contacting us, or if our response does not adequately address your concerns, you may contact the Austrian enforcement body:

Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft (FFG)
Beschwerdestelle für Barrierefreiheit
Website: www.ffg.at/barrierefreiheit