Is Elsevier a good company to work for?

Elsevier has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,535 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 79% of employees would recommend working at Elsevier to a friend and 76% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Elsevier have been left by employees working as Software Engineer , Editor and Manager .

Does Elsevier pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Elsevier employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Elsevier. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Elsevier?

79% of Elsevier employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Elsevier 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Elsevier?

Software Engineer (78) , Senior Software Engineer (63) , Account Manager (61) , Product Manager (55) , Journal Manager (49) , Project Manager (37) , Publisher (30) , Director (29) , Editor (28) , Manager (23) , Sales (22) , Editorial Project Manager (21) , Software Engineer III (19) , Marketing (18) , Data Scientist (16)

What are the pros of working at Elsevier according to real employee reviews?

"Flexibility and good work/life balance" ((in 287 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 162 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 140 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 51 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 42 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Elsevier according to real employee reviews?

"We're continued to be asked to develop "world class content" with third world resources and insultingly low salaries." ((in 99 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 85 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 57 reviews)); "There are also bad managers and seemingly no easy way to reduce their impact on the staff for whom they are responsible." ((in 52 reviews)); "Senior Management has completely lost touch with reality." ((in 32 reviews))

What are employees saying about Elsevier layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Elsevier layoffs and their outlook for job security at Elsevier in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Elsevier locations?

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Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,190 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

91% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

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Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,190 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 Media & Communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

May 29, 2024

mixed

Executive editor - publishing

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

high pay for work involved

Cons

soul sucking corporation that says it cares about staff but doesnt.

Elsevier Response

1y

Thank you for your review. It is disappointing to know that this is how you feel. However, most people - over 85% of our 9,000+ employees agreed via an internal survey that they do meaningful, challenging work and feel valued.

4.0

May 27, 2024

Great company to work for

Vice president, product management

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

mature data and analtyics org with great products, good compensation, a strong culture of developing people, good focus on D&I

Cons

can be beuracratic and slow,

Elsevier Response

1y

Thanks for your review.

2.0

May 27, 2024

Let go the day I got back from a medical leave

Narrative designer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good benefits, remote work, mostly decent group of people to work with, interesting product to work on

Cons

During a company restructuring, they let go everyone within my company with my particular title at the start of the year. I was on a medical leave and I didn’t know about this. They pushed me over the phone to come back part time while I was receiving intense treatment, but there apparently wasn’t even job for me to come back to. They just needed me to come back so they could let me go. I’m glad I trusted my gut and took the full time I needed to get my health in order. Had a really dystopian company-wide meeting about AI and how it wasn’t going to eliminate jobs. It’s painfully difficult to get ahold of HR or Payroll, even for off-boarding information. Had me relocate across the country for a remote job, but never asked me to go into the office.

Elsevier Response

1y

Thank you for leaving your review. With the business world changing constantly and so rapidly, virtually every established business feels the imperative to improve and innovate continuously. 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. We always strive to ensure that we cater to the well-being of our employees and support them through any change that may arise.

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