Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,187 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

90% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,187 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Elsevier employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Mídia e comunicação industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
4.0
Jul 16, 2025

Decent to work for

Anonymous employee
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance, encourage self development

Cons

Can feel slow paced at times

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Elsevier Response
10mo
Thank you for leaving your review. Over 85% of our 9,200 employees, or most of our people, agreed via an internal survey that they do meaningful and challenging work. We want you to feel empowered to speak to your manager if you feel the need to get involved in more demanding work within or outside your role.
3.0
Jul 15, 2025
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility, remote working, longevity if your ole isn't outsourced.

Cons

Redundancies are common place as the business moves away from print.

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Elsevier Response
10mo
Thank you for your review. With the business world changing constantly and so rapidly, virtually every established business feels the imperative to improve and innovate continuously to serve its customers. Executives, managers and employees across our business work hard to figure out how to best and strategically address the genuine needs of our customers and partners globally. Sometimes this may result in a change, but we always do our best to support our people through any change they may encounter.
4.0
Jul 11, 2025
Recommend
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible working environment with nice colleagues. Hybrid working and low working expectations.

Cons

Very driven towards numbers of papers published instead of scientific integrity.

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Elsevier Response
10mo
Thanks for leaving your review. Impact makers need reliable, high-quality information to help them advance their field of science, innovation or healthcare with confidence. That’s why we set and uphold the highest standards of rigour and ethics in our publishing to ensure the reliability and integrity of research.
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