Accessibility

· 13 checks — Landmarks, headings, alt text, forms, and link quality rolled into one auditable list.

SCORE

GRADE

FIX

REVIEW

PASS

INFO

Checks

8 PASS 3 REVIEW 2 FIX

Web Manifest

Action

Not found

FIX

Not found

No web manifest found

No manifest at standard paths (/manifest.json, /site.webmanifest). A manifest is optional but enables PWA features like home screen installation and standalone display.

No web manifest found.

Navigation UX

Action

2 navigation pattern(s)

FIX

2 navigation pattern(s)

Search functionality detected

Got: role-search

Skip navigation link detected

3 navigation landmark(s) detected

Breadcrumbs

Search role='search' landmark

Skip Link Skip link detected

Labeled Navigation 3 <nav> element(s)

Hamburger Menu

Sticky Navigation Cannot reliably detect (CSS-based)

3 of 6 testable patterns navigation patterns detected. Strong navigation UX with multiple discovery paths.

Favicon & Branding

Action

5 icon(s) detected

REVIEW

5 icon(s) detected

No favicon.ico at site root

Some older browsers, bookmark tools, and RSS readers look for /favicon.ico. Add one as a fallback.

HTML icon links detected

Apple touch icon present

Multiple icon sizes detected

✗ favicon.ico Missing

✓ PNG Icons Present

✓ Apple Touch Present

✗ SVG Favicon Missing

✗ Manifest Icons Missing

✓ Multiple Sizes Present

Dark Mode Support

Dark mode detected

REVIEW

Dark mode detected

Dark-specific theme-color detected

A theme-color with media='(prefers-color-scheme: dark)' adapts the browser toolbar for dark mode.

prefers-color-scheme CSS detected in inline styles

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles

External CSS files may contain prefers-color-scheme rules not visible to this scan.

Dark Mode✓ Dark Mode Supported

color-scheme meta Not set ✗Dark theme-color #e6e6e6 ✓CSS indicators Detected ✓

Detection limited to meta tags and inline styles.

Color Contrast (Screenshot)

Action

20 text elements analyzed, 17 fail WCAG AA

REVIEW

Analyzes text contrast against the actual rendered page, including background images, gradients, and overlays that CSS-based tools cannot detect.

3 pass 17 fail WCAG AA 1 pass AA only

h1 Home for all research

1.56:1

#000000

#01324B

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

32px · bottom of viewport

h2 Search

1.56:1

#000000

#01324B

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 Navigation

1.56:1

#000000

#01324B

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 Our brands

1.56:1

#000000

#01324B

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 Call for papers

1.56:1

#000000

#01324B

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 Trending research

1.56:1

#000000

#01324B

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 Featured journals

1.56:1

#000000

#01324B

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 Browse by subject

1.56:1

#000000

#01324B

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 Featured books

1.56:1

#000000

#01324B

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h2 About Springer Nature Link

1.56:1

#000000

#01324B

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

24px · bottom of viewport

h3 Store and/or access information on a dev…

1.56:1

#000000

#01324B

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

19px · above the fold

h3 Personalised advertising and content, ad…

1.56:1

#000000

#01324B

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

19px · mid-page

h3 Discover content

1.56:1

#000000

#01324B

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

19px · bottom of viewport

h3 Publish with us

1.56:1

#000000

#01324B

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

19px · bottom of viewport

h3 Products and services

1.56:1

#000000

#01324B

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

19px · bottom of viewport

h3 Our brands

1.56:1

#000000

#01324B

needs 3.0:1 (large text)

19px · bottom of viewport

p We use essential cookies to make sure th…

1.56:1

#000000

#01324B

needs 4.5:1 (normal text)

16px · top of page (header area)

Show all checked elements (20)

Element	Ratio	Required	FG	BG	Result
h1 Home for all researc…	1.56:1	3.0:1	#000000	#01324B	Fail
h2 Your privacy, your c…	3.39:1	3.0:1	#000000	#486574	Pass
h2 Search	1.56:1	3.0:1	#000000	#01324B	Fail
h2 Navigation	1.56:1	3.0:1	#000000	#01324B	Fail
h2 Our brands	1.56:1	3.0:1	#000000	#01324B	Fail
h2 Call for papers	1.56:1	3.0:1	#000000	#01324B	Fail
h2 Trending research	1.56:1	3.0:1	#000000	#01324B	Fail
h2 Featured journals	1.56:1	3.0:1	#000000	#01324B	Fail
h2 Browse by subject	1.56:1	3.0:1	#000000	#01324B	Fail
h2 Featured books	1.56:1	3.0:1	#000000	#01324B	Fail
h2 About Springer Natur…	1.56:1	3.0:1	#000000	#01324B	Fail
h3 Store and/or access …	1.56:1	3.0:1	#000000	#01324B	Fail
h3 Personalised adverti…	1.56:1	3.0:1	#000000	#01324B	Fail
h3 Discover content	1.56:1	3.0:1	#000000	#01324B	Fail
h3 Publish with us	1.56:1	3.0:1	#000000	#01324B	Fail
h3 Products and service…	1.56:1	3.0:1	#000000	#01324B	Fail
h3 Our brands	1.56:1	3.0:1	#000000	#01324B	Fail
title Home \| Springer Natu…	9.90:1	4.5:1	#000000	#B2B2B2	Pass
div Loading [MathJax]/ja…	9.90:1	4.5:1	#000000	#B2B2B2	Pass
p We use essential coo…	1.56:1	4.5:1	#000000	#01324B	Fail

Methodology: The top 20 text elements by font size were checked. Background color was sampled from the desktop screenshot using a 5-point pattern. WCAG 2.1 AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text.

A+

Landmark Structure

8 landmarks

PASS

8 landmarks

<main> landmark present

3 <nav> landmark(s) found

All <nav> elements are properly labeled

Skip navigation link present

Search landmark present

Page Structure — as a screen reader sees it

A+

Heading Hierarchy

40 headings

PASS

40 headings

Single H1 present

H2 Your privacy, your choice
H3 Store and/or access information on a device
H3 Personalised advertising and content, advertising and content measurement, audience research and services development
H2 Search
H2 Navigation
H1 Home for all research
H2 Discover open access
H2 Publish with us
H2 Track your research
H2 Our brands
H2 Call for papers
H3 Edge-Computing AI for Medical Devices
H3 Interruption of Amino Acids Supply as Anti-Tumor Strategy
H3 Photothermal Membranes for Water Treatment
H2 Trending research
H3 Fish climbing in the upper Congo Basin (Central Africa), first report for the shellear Parakneria thysi on the Luvilombo Falls
H3 Beavers can convert stream corridors to persistent carbon sinks
H3 Sleep timing irregularity in midlife: association with incident major adverse cardiac events and cardiovascular disease mortality over a 10-year follow-up
H3 A versatile self-cleaning fabric coating as a detergent-free laundry product
H3 Graphene Aerogel-Based Flexible Pressure Sensor for Physiological Signal Detection and Human–Machine Interaction
H2 Featured journals
H3 Artificial Intelligence Review
H3 Discover Sustainability
H3 Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
H2 Browse by subject
H2 Featured books
H3 An Introduction to Statistical Learning
H3 The Algorithm Design Manual
H3 Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease in Asia
H3 Electronics for Beginners
H3 Managing your Mental Health during your PhD
H3 Advances in Diabetes Research and Management
H3 Technology Roadmapping and Development
H3 Chief Sustainability Officers At Work
H3 Surgery
H2 About Springer Nature Link
H3 Discover content
H3 Publish with us
H3 Products and services
H3 Our brands

A+

Alt Text Quality

All 29 images OK

PASS

All 29 images OK

2 image(s) with alt text over 125 characters

13 decorative image(s) correctly marked

14 image(s) with good alt text

29 images 14 good alt text 13 decorative

Issue	Count
too long	2 image(s)

A+

Form Accessibility

All 2 controls labeled

PASS

All 2 controls labeled

2 control(s) properly labeled

2 controls

2 labeled

0 placeholder only

0 unlabeled

Control	Type	Label	Method
#eds-c-header-search	search	Search by keyword or author	for/id
#homepage-search	search	Search for articles, journals, books, authors	for/id

A+

Link & Button Quality

93 links, 7 buttons — all OK

PASS

93 links, 7 buttons — all OK

93 link(s) with descriptive text

93 links

0 empty

0 generic text

0 new tab

0 empty buttons

All links and buttons have descriptive accessible text.

100 links and buttons have descriptive text

404 Error Page

HTTP 404, custom page

PASS

HTTP 404, custom page

Correct 404 status code returned

Got: HTTP 404

Custom styled 404 page

Navigation links present on 404 page

Homepage link present on 404 page

Search form present on 404 page

404 Page Quality ✓ Custom 404 Page

Status Code HTTP 404 ✓Page Title Page Unavailable | Springer Nature Link ✓Custom Styling ✓Navigation ✓Homepage Link ✓Search Form ✓

A+

Print Stylesheet

Print styles detected

PASS

Print styles detected

External print stylesheet detected

Got: /oscar-static/app-springerlink/css/print-5e77550b92.css

Print Stylesheet ✓ Print Optimized

Print stylesheet /oscar-static/app-springerlink/css/print-5e77550b92.css ✓Inline @media print Not detected ✗

A+

Lighthouse Accessibility Audits

Score 100/100 — 0 failing, 30 passed

PASS

100

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

○Interactive controls are keyboard focusable

○Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state

○The page has a logical tab order

○Visual order on the page follows DOM order

○User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region

○The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page

○HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation

○Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology

○Custom controls have associated labels

○Custom controls have ARIA roles

●`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`

●`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes

●Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.

●`[role]` values are valid

●`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values

●`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled

●Buttons have an accessible name

●Image elements have `[alt]` attributes

●Form elements have associated labels

●`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.

●ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role

●`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio

●`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.

●Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements

●Document has a `<title>` element

●`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute

●`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute

●Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

●Links have a discernible name

●Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).

●List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements

●No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0

●Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.

●Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●Identical links have the same purpose.

○`[accesskey]` values are unique

○`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names

○Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.

○ARIA input fields have accessible names

○ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names

○`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element

○Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.

○ARIA toggle fields have accessible names

○ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names

○ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names

○The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region

○ARIA IDs are unique

○No form fields have multiple labels

○`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title

○`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.

○Input buttons have discernible text.

○`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○Skip links are focusable.

○Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.

○`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.

○`[lang]` attributes have a valid value

○`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`

○Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.

○All heading elements contain content.

○Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements

○Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.

○Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names.

○Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.

○`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.

All checks on this page are automated. Results are estimates - run targeted manual reviews when the score affects a release decision.