Accessibility in our publishing

We strive to make all our published content accessible, ensuring that everyone can engage with and benefit from the research we publish.

Since 2025, all new British Academy ebook titles and the Journal of the British Academy have been published in fully accessible formats, complying with WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards. Ebooks are available in both EPUB3 and PDF formats, and the Journal is available as both PDF files and HTML webpages.

In 2025, we began a comprehensive remediation initiative to ensure our backlist titles meet accessibility standards. We began with a selection of high-priority titles. These are now available via our distribution partner, Liverpool University Press, in both PDF and EPUB3 formats that fully comply with WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards, validated by the Ace, the Accessibility Checker developed by the DAISY consortium.

Full remediation of our extensive backlist will take time, but we are committed to investing in accessibility to improve equitable access to our content and we will continue to undertake this in phases.

If you need require a backlist title which is not yet available in an accessible EPUB3 format, please contact the Publishing Manager to request remediation. We will endeavour to deliver an accessible EPUB3 version within four weeks.

The British Academy is proud to be a signatory of the Accessible Publishing Charter of the Publishing Accessibility Action Group (PAAG).

PAAG is a collaborative network helping organisations advance accessibility in publishing by providing resources, education, and connections to support the development of accessibility initiatives. It acts as a forum for the discussion of key issues around accessibility, focussing on achievable goals that make a difference.

The PAAG Accessible Publishing Charter aims to drive practical, industry-wide action to make digital publications fully accessible to people with print disabilities, and signing this Charter showcases our commitment to these objectives.

As a signatory to the Charter, we are committed to incorporating appropriate accessibility features within our digital publications; raising awareness of and advocating for accessibility in publishing; nominating an "accessibility champion" to drive accessibility initiatives within our publishing, provide training to relevant staff members, and act as the designated point of contact for accessibility requests and queries; seeking partnerships with other organisations to improve accessibility and the availability of publications in accessible formats; working with our marketing and distribution partner to maximise discoverability of our accessible content; and regularly monitoring our progress and assessing the accessibility of our publications.

Our "accessibility champion" is Portia Taylor, Publishing Manager.

We look forward to improving our accessibility awareness and the accessibility of our publications through continued engagement with the Publishing Accessibility Action Group.