OMA Online 22nd Edition FAQ



AOAC Official Methods of Analysis 22nd Edition
IS NOW LIVE
on the Oxford Academic Platform!

FAQ for the 22nd Edition of the
AOAC INTERNATIONAL Official Methods of Analysis at Oxford Academic

Where do I go to access the 22nd Edition?

How can I subscribe?

How can I contact Oxford Customer Service?

I just renewed my AOAC membership,
how do I renew my OMA Online subscription?

What login should I use for OMA 22nd Edition on Oxford Academic?

How can I search for a method using the Oxford site? What about printing a single method?

I just need to purchase a single method. How do I do that?

Is this the same login I use for the Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL?

When will the 22nd Print Edition be available?

Is there a link to training to learn to use the 22nd edition?

 

Where do I go to access the 22nd edition?

How can I subscribe to the 22nd Edition of OMA Online?

OMA Online Subscriptions

  • Individuals Who Subscribed Directly (Not subscribed via Organizational Membership or Institutions)
    • If you were a current AOAC INTERNATIONAL Individual Member prior to launch on February 7, 2023, check your e-mail for a communication from online@oup.com from late January 2023 with an Access Token that will allow you to create an Oxford Academic Personal Account to continue your existing OMA Online subscription already in progress. The email was sent between January 25 and February 7, with the subject line: 2023 OMA AOAC Migration to Oxford University Press.  If you did not receive it, please check your spam filter.  If it is not there, check with your work IT department.  If it is not found anywhere, please contact Oxford directly using the contact information below. 
    • If you are a new subscriber, or renewed AOAC Membership February 7, 2023 or since, or have received an AOAC INTERNATIONAL Individual Member Discount Code in your Welcome e-mail for the Oxford Academic Shop, go to the OMA online purchase shop.  
      • Select your country of residence in the top right corner to display pricing in your local currency.
      • Apply the discount code by clicking the link below the price that says: I have a promotion code for this product, and enter the code provided in your Welcome letter to receive a discount.
      • Click Add to Cart to purchase the subscription.
  •  Institutions (including Organizational Members, Clients of Resellers, and Resellers)
  • Institutions
    • If you were a current Institutional Tiered subscriber prior to launch on February 7, 2023, the primary company contact should check their e-mail for a communication from online@oup.com from late January 2023 with an Access Token that will allow them to create an Oxford Academic Institutional Account to continue your Institutional existing OMA Online subscription already in progress.  The email had the subject line of 2023 OMA AOAC Migration to Oxford University Press.  If they did not receive it, they should check their spam filter.  If it is not there, check with the work IT department.  If it is not found anywhere, the primary company contact (only) should contact Oxford directly using the contact information below.  
    • If you are a new subscriber, the primary company contact should go to https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-official-methods-of-analysis-oma-9780197610145?cc=us&lang=en and click How to Subscribe or Contact a Sales Rep in the Institutions box for more information. 
  • Organizational Members (OM)
    If your company was a current OM prior to launch on February 7, 2023,  the primary representative  (OM_1) should check their email for a communication from     online@oup.com  from late January 2023 with an Access Token that will allow them to create an Oxford Academic Institutional Account to continue the company's existing OMA Online subscription for their existing OM roster already in progress.  The email had the subject line: 2023 OMA AOAC Migration to Oxford University Press. If they did not receive it, please check the junk/spam filter.  If it is not there, check with the work IT department. 

  • If you have an existing account on Oxford Academic please follow step 1.  If you have never set up an account on the Oxford Academic platform follow step 2.  If you have any problems with set up, please contact OUP at online@oup.com, cc: Jennifer Diatz at jdiatz@aoac.org and send screenshots of the login error so we can better assist you.

    1. If you already have an account on the Oxford Academic platform, follow these instructions. Go to www.academic.oup.com/aoac-publications and click on the icon of the person and login. Once logged in click on the person again and click on Activate Purchases and Trials, and enter your Access Token. Click on My Subscriptions and you should see Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL 22ed. Navigate back to www.academic.oup.com/aoac-publications and click on Learn More under the OMA image to reach the content. Share the Access Token with your organization's existing named Organizational Representatives so they can set up their own account and tie it to the OM subscription in the same way.

    2. If you have never set up an account at OUP navigate to the site above click on the icon, click register, enter your information (password and login are case sensitive – the password must be 10 characters in length, contain 1 uppercase letter, 1 lowercase letter, 1 number, and 1 special character. Once you have set up the account click on Activate Purchases and Trials, and enter your Access Token. Click on My subscriptions, and you should see Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL 22ed. You can now navigate back to the OMA at www.academic.oup.com/aoac-publications and click on Learn More under the OMA image to reach the content.  *****Note that if when you are setting up a new account, you get an error message that says “Please Enter a Valid Email address” that error code means you may have had a previous account already set up. Click on the icon again, Click on the icon put in your email, click on "Forgot Password." You will get an email from OUP to reset your password. Once you have reset your password, click on the icon again and login and then click on Activate purchases and trails put in the code below. Click on My Subscriptions, you should see Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL 22ed. Navigate to www.academic.oup.com/aoac-publications and click on Learn More under the OMA image this will take you directly to the OMA site. Share the Access Token with your organization's existing named Organizational Representatives so they can set up their own account and tie it to the OM subscription in the same way.  If you have any problems with set up, please contact OUP at online@oup.com  and cc: Jennifer Diatz at  jdiatz@aoac.org, providing screen shots of the login error so we can better assist you.

  • Resellers, Clients of Resellers

    • If you were a current Institutional Tiered subscriber prior to launch on February 7, 2023, the primary client company contact or the main reseller contact should check their e-mail for a communication from online@oup.com from late January 2023 with an Access Token that will allow you to create an Oxford Academic Institutional Account to continue your Institutional existing OMA Online subscription already in progress.  The e-mail had the subject line: 2023 OMA AOAC Migration to Oxford University Press.  If you did not receive it, please check your spam filter.  If it is not there, check with your work IT department.  If it is not found anywhere, please contact Oxford directly using the contact information below.   

    • If you are a new subscriber, the primary client company contact or the main reseller contact should go to https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-official-methods-of-analysis-oma-9780197610145?cc=us&lang=en and click How to Subscribe or Contact a Sales Rep in the Institutions box for more information. 

  • Print Sales

All Individual, Institutional Purchasers and Resellers

How can I contact Oxford Academic Customer Service if I have more questions and/or get set up with my online subscription?

I just renewed my AOAC membership, how do I renew my OMA Online subscription?

  • For AOAC individual members. Individual Members in AOAC are entitled to a significant discount on a single user subscription through the Oxford Shop.
    • How to Take Advantage of Your AOAC Membership Discount: 
      • You will receive a receipt from customerservice@aoac.org immediately after submitting your membership renewal payment to AOAC. This is your credit card receipt. 
      • Due to the recent launch of the 22nd Edition's release, please give us 5 business days after payment to process your request and send you the Welcome e-mail that includes a single-use, non-transferrable OMA Online AOAC Individual Member Discount Code for the Oxford Shop that you can use to subscribe or renew at AOAC Individual Member Rates. 
      • If you choose to renew, your single user OMA Online subscription, it will be serviced by Oxford Academic while your membership will still be handled directly by AOAC.
  • For Institutional Subscribers: Please contact OUP directly using the contact information above to renew directly with OUP.

What login should I use for OMA 22nd Edition on Oxford Academic?

  • Please use the instructions provided in an e-mail sent to all current subscribers by Oxford Customer Support at online@oup.com.  The email was sent between January 25 and February 7, with the subject line: 2023 OMA AOAC Migration to Oxford University Press.  This email included a personalized Access Token and instructions on setting up your Oxford Academic account. If you did not receive it, please check your spam filter.  If it is not there, check with your work IT department.  If it is not found anywhere, please contact Oxford directly using the contact information above.  

Is this the same login I use for the Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL?

  • No. Each product will maintain a separate login.  Note when navigating the Oxford Academic website that the Official Methods of Analysis Online 22nd Edition is considered a Book, and the Journal is considered a Journal, and the website is structured accordingly.  This will help you navigate their extensive holdings.

How can I search for a method using the Oxford site?  What about printing a single method?

  • Oxford University Press, the publisher of the 22nd edition of The Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL SM (OMA), has created a video

    to help users search the new site. The video outlines the various ways subscribers can use to find a method in the OMA – by topic and by method number using the method index, as well as how to print a method from the Oxford Academic platform. We hope this tool is useful, and we thank you for your patience during this time of transition for the OMA.  Here is the direct link:  https://youtube.com?v=WYNdXL5w5rI

I just need to purchase a single method.  How do I do that?

  • Please contact Oxford requesting to purchase the single method at online@oup.com.  Please be sure to know the method number(s) for reference. 

When will the 22nd Print Edition be available?

  • The Official Methods of Analysis 22nd print edition is not yet published. It is available for pre-orders from Oxford Academic and is expected to ship on 06 March 2023.
  • In the meantime, AOAC has limited quantities of the 21st print edition available at 2019 Edition Official Methods of Analysis (OMA) Print .  This item will be available only until the 22nd edition has been published. 

Is there a link to training to learn to use the 22nd Edition?

  • Yes!  Go to  this video to learn about its new features!