Abstract This study explores the accessibility of HTML articles indexed in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). The researchers tested a random sample of journals that possessed the DOAJ seal of approval, added content in 2019, were published in English and had 50 or more indexed articles. From this sample, HTML full-text articles were randomly selected for accessibility testing, using the W3C Easy Checks. 131 journals on 22 platforms were reviewed. All content reviewed provided unique web page titles. The majority of articles reviewed allowed for increases in text size and had meaningful heading structure. The application of alternative text tags for images and form labels was inconsistent, as was the ability to use keyboard controls for page navigation. Further, most content did not clearly indicate cursor location. The most egregious accessibility issues came from design choices, which generated a variety of contrast errors. More in-depth studies of DOAJ and other OA indexes and content providers are recommended, as is requiring adherence to WCAG 2.0 accessibility criteria as a condition of article submission.

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探索 DOAJ 中的可访问性：案例研究

摘要 本研究探讨了在开放获取期刊目录 (DOAJ) 中索引的 HTML 文章的可访问性。研究人员测试了具有 DOAJ 批准印章、2019 年增加内容、以英文发表并有 50 篇或更多索引文章的期刊的随机样本。从这个示例中，使用 W3C Easy Checks 随机选择 HTML 全文文章进行可访问性测试。审阅22个平台131种期刊。审查的所有内容都提供了独特的网页标题。审查的大多数文章允许增加文本大小并具有有意义的标题结构。图像和表单标签的替代文本标签的应用不一致，使用键盘控件进行页面导航的能力也不一致。此外，大多数内容没有明确指示光标位置。最严重的可访问性问题来自设计选择，它产生了各种对比错误。建议对 DOAJ 和其他 OA 索引和内容提供商进行更深入的研究，因为要求遵守 WCAG 2.0 可访问性标准作为文章提交的条件。