JSTOR has been recognized in the 2026 WebAIM Million report as ranking in the top 1% of home pages for accessibility.

Out of the one million home pages analyzed, JSTOR ranked #6,914 overall with zero automatically detected accessibility errors, a rare achievement that places it among a select group of sites meeting a high standard for accessible design.

The WebAIM Million report evaluates the accessibility of the one million most visited websites using automated testing aligned with WCAG 2 standards. While automated testing does not capture every aspect of accessibility, it is still one of the most comprehensive ongoing analyses of how users experience the web. JSTOR’s ranking in this year’s assessment signals strong alignment with best practices and a sustained commitment to improvement.

JSTOR’s inclusion in the analysis reflects its global reach. The scholarly research site currently ranks #796 in popularity among all websites worldwide.

WebAIM’s overall findings underscore the widespread accessibility barriers online. This year’s automated analysis found accessibility errors in 95.9% of home pages. The analyzed sites averaged 56 accessibility errors per page, indicating likely WCAG conformance failures. 

WebAIM’s analysis found “increases in both the number of detected accessibility errors and the number of pages with WCAG conformance failures, reversing a trend of gradual improvements in recent years.” Even in sectors such as education and nonprofit, where accessibility performance tends to be stronger, home pages still averaged dozens of errors.

Within this broader landscape, JSTOR’s top 1% ranking and zero detected errors stand out as a meaningful benchmark for what is possible when organizations prioritize accessibility. 

Accessibility is central to JSTOR’s mission to provide broad, inclusive access to knowledge. This recognition reflects ongoing work across JSTOR’s product, design, and engineering teams to ensure the platform is usable by people of all abilities. Earlier this year, JSTOR was also recognized with a 100% ASPIRE Gold rating for its accessibility statement.

JSTOR will continue investing in accessibility as a core part of its platform, supporting researchers, educators, and students around the world. Later this month, JSTOR will launch an  on-demand remediation tool that will further enhance the accessibility of content on the platform.
Visit Accessibility at JSTOR to learn more about how JSTOR is ensuring researchers can access, read, and use the scholarly content they need, when they need it.