Is Elsevier a good company to work for?

Elsevier has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,539 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 78% of employees would recommend working at Elsevier to a friend and 75% 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?

78% 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 (20) , 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 285 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 170 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 131 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 58 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 37 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 100 reviews)); "the pay is low but everything else was great" ((in 90 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 79 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 49 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

78% would recommend to a friend

(2,194 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

91% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

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Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,194 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

3.0

Nov 12, 2024

Pros & Cons

Solution sales manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Highly collaborative environment and many people who are experts in their repsective fields.

Cons

Higly competitive and slow to adapt change in business strategy and approach with key customers

5.0

Oct 30, 2024

Culture Drives Engagement

Vice president

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Our current CEO drives, through her leaders, a culture of empathy, curiosity and an honest desire to improve outcomes for our customers. It makes it easy to come to work every day when you can truly believe the work you are doing has meaning.

Cons

Large old companies can be slow moving ships sometimes. We are in a period of rapid change and we are working on improving the speed of innovation, but it takes time to build that muscle and it hasn't hit all parts of the organization yet.

Elsevier Response

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3.0

Oct 30, 2024

Software Engineer

Software engineer ii

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance, supportive team

Cons

Low pay, micro management, en ethical upper level management

Elsevier Response

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Thank you for leaving your review. We regularly benchmark our salary offerings to remain aligned with market standards and have balanced compensation packages that reward individual achievements. Our tech leadership team and employees are aligned in striving to create a great work environment for everyone. We are unified in our efforts to continue to build an environment that is free of partial decisions but one that's connected, supportive, nurturing, and good for business. We encourage you to speak to your HR partner and manager on any issues of concern. Thank you.

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