Elsevier Development Editor reviews

3.6

24% would recommend to a friend

(52 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

91% approve of CEO

11% positive business outlook

Development Editor employees have rated Elsevier with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 52 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Development Editor professionals have a good working experience there. Elsevier is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Development Editor professionals compared to other employers within the Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

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52 reviews
2.0
Jan 5, 2016
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Pros

Brand name of company and journal prestige, nice people, new offices, great content

Cons

Terrible pay for london, very stingy company and benefits for the low ranks, inflexible and old fashioned publishing models, bureaucratic, too many managers, very british and non international hiring and promotions, ratrace for too many qualified editors but few positions

2.0
Jun 11, 2015

Editor

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Pros

Large company, great editorial product

Cons

Unusual corporate culture that is not progressive; company has been bought and sold several times and changed dramatically with each new owner.

3.0
May 31, 2015
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Pros

This is the largest STM publisher and as such the overall organization is superior. Some opportunities for career development and training. Benefits are overall satisfactory and a better than average 401k plan.

Cons

There seems to be at least one significant restructuring on an annual basis with little thought on how it will impact employees. Turnover is constant especially at the mid manager level and at the lower level. In my four year tenure, I had four different bosses each with a slightly different agenda and plan. Most folks are out for themselves and there are many cliques and favoritism is rampant. Promotion is not based on merit and many times those elevated into roles are not qualified.

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