Leuven University Press
Rigorous typesetting and accessible digital output
An academic press with the most stringent typesetting quality bar in the country, paired with EAA-compliant accessibility delivered as the default rather than as an exception.
The story
Leuven University Press publishes peer-reviewed academic monographs, scholarly journals, and reference works across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Academic publishing carries the most stringent quality requirements in the industry: footnotes, MathML equations, complex tables, citation integrity, structured metadata for discovery, and typographic precision that reflects the scholarly standing of the press.
The approach
Crius Group provides typesetting and digital production for Leuven University Press titles. Every title is set using templates designed for the Press's house style, enforced automatically rather than applied manually, so consistency holds across a growing title count without proportional increases in review time. Complex content (equations in MathML, multi-level footnotes, tables with merged cells and header structures) is handled in-house and validated against the source manuscript before delivery.
Accessible ePub3 is produced as a default output alongside every print PDF. Files conform to EPUB Accessibility 1.1 at WCAG 2.1 Level AA, the standard the European Accessibility Act requires for ebooks on the EU market. ONIX metadata is generated and validated alongside the ePub3, so titles enter distribution channels with complete, standards-compliant records. For a press serving library, academic, and open-access markets, that is the baseline, not an add-on.
Open-access titles require particular care with metadata: DOI-ready identifiers, funder acknowledgement fields, licence declarations, and accessibility conformance flags must all be accurate before a title is deposited in institutional repositories or subject databases. Crius Group handles this metadata preparation as part of the standard production output, so the Press's team does not need a separate metadata workflow.
The business outcome is a typesetting operation that holds Leuven University Press's quality bar at scale, delivers accessible digital output by default, and ensures every title is distribution-ready for print-on-demand, ebook retail, library supply, and open-access repositories, with no additional preparation steps.
Frequently asked questions
How does Crius Group handle MathML and complex academic layouts?
Our typesetters handle MathML equations, multi-level footnotes, complex tables, and structured academic content in-house. Every equation and table is validated against the source manuscript before delivery. We do not outsource complex content elements; they are part of our standard academic typesetting workflow.
Is accessible ePub3 an add-on for Leuven University Press titles?
No. Accessible ePub3 is a standard output alongside every print PDF. Files conform to EPUB Accessibility 1.1 at WCAG 2.1 Level AA, the EAA requirement for ebooks on the EU market. This is built into the production pipeline, not applied as a final-step remediation.
How does Crius Group handle open-access metadata requirements?
Open-access titles require DOI-ready identifiers, funder acknowledgement fields, licence declarations, and accessibility conformance flags. We handle this metadata preparation as part of standard production output, so titles are deposit-ready for institutional repositories and subject databases without a separate metadata workflow.
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