If you would like to publish in the  UFZ dissertations series ,  UFZ report series  or  UFZ discussion paper series :

In order to meet the legal requirements of the  BFSG  and the  BITV , all authors are encouraged to make their document as accessible as possible. The advantages of this not only benefit people with sensory impairments or physical limitations, but also

• increases the findability of your publication in search engines,
• facilitates machine readability
• makes it easier for everyone to navigate the text and use it for further research.

To enable accessibility, it is worth applying the right settings already when creating the Word template, as post-editing the PDF can take a lot of effort.

You can find more information, contact persons and detailed instructions  here .