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<p class="MsoNormal">*<b>with apologies for cross-posting</b>*<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN">Math Societies Collaborate on Author Guidelines for Accessible Publishing<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">Four mathematical societies have worked together to address the challenges in publishing accessible mathematics content online, given requirements related to the European Accessibility Act (EAA) and the update to Title II
of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">The American Mathematical Society (AMS), European Mathematical Society (EMS<w:Sdt SdtTag="goog_rdk_2" id="-653061466">)</w:Sdt>, London Mathematical Society (LMS), and Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
have drafted a joint set of “</span><a href="https://epubs.siam.org/pb-assets/author_guidelines_accessible_mathematics.pdf"><span lang="EN">Author Guidelines for Preparing Accessible Mathematics Content</span></a><span lang="EN">”</span><i><span lang="EN">
</span></i><span lang="EN">to assist mathematics authors, who typically compose content using the LaTeX document preparation system.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk216847773"><span lang="EN">Each publisher’s website will link to the
</span></a><a href="https://epubs.siam.org/pb-assets/author_guidelines_accessible_mathematics.pdf"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk216847773"><span lang="EN">guidelines</span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk216847773"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk216847773"><span lang="EN">,
which will be hosted by SIAM’s website. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">“As society publishers, our first commitment is to the mathematics community, so it was important to come together to work on these guidelines that take into account the needs of our authors and readers,” said Robert Harington,
chief publishing officer, American Mathematical Society.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">“While each publisher will adapt the guidelines
<w:Sdt SdtTag="goog_rdk_5" id="-2133830175">slightly</w:Sdt> to fit their publication process, we believe it is important to provide our authors with
<w:Sdt SdtTag="goog_rdk_6" id="1154404967">consistent </w:Sdt>guidance as they begin work on their manuscripts, to avoid significant changes later in the production workflow,” said Simon Buckmaster, head of academic publications, London Mathematical Society.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN">“The heart of the idea is to avoid confusion on the authors’ side by establishing a unified baseline standard regardless of where they publish,” EMS Press CEO André Gaul said. “The guidelines help authors prepare their manuscripts
efficiently while giving the publisher all necessary details to produce publications that are truly accessible to all mathematicians.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk216849782"><span lang="EN">In 2025, the publications offices of the four societies convened a cross-functional working group composed of staff from editorial, production, marketing, and sales, with the support of publishing
leadership and society leadership. </span></a><span lang="EN">“Along the way, we gathered input from our colleagues, volunteers from our societies, and mathematicians with a visual impairment as the working group held regular conference calls to work through
various aspects of the guidelines in detail,” said SIAM Publications Director Kivmars Bowling. “Accessibility is an incredibly nuanced subject and so we continue to welcome further feedback from the community now that these guidelines have been launched.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk216769156"><span lang="EN">In November, Bowling and Gaul discussed the guidelines during the Charleston Conference, an annual gathering of librarians, publishers, and resource managers held in South Carolina.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk216769156">“Math and figures are consistently cited as major barriers in conversations about accessible publishing,” said</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk216769156"><span lang="EN"> Katherine Klosek,
</span>director of information policy and federal relations at the Association of Research Libraries. “These guidelines will serve as a valuable resource not only for authors, but for the broader research and scholarly community," she said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN">Learn more at the 2026 Joint Mathematics Meetings, where
</span>Bowling and Nicola Poser, AMS director of marketing and sales, will discuss the joint society publisher author guidelines for preparing accessible mathematics content. (Monday, January 5, 2026, 11 a.m. Presentation Theater, Exhibit Hall, Walter E. Washington
Convention Center, </b><b><span lang="EN">Washington, DC.</span>) <o:p></o:p></b></p>
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