Is Elsevier a good company to work for?

Elsevier has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,541 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 74% 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 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Elsevier. This rating has been stable over the past 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 (50) , 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 290 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 159 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 135 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 55 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 41 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 97 reviews)); "the pay is low but everything else was great" ((in 87 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 80 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 52 reviews)); "There are also bad managers and seemingly no easy way to reduce their impact on the staff for whom they are responsible." ((in 51 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

(2,196 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

89% approve of CEO

74% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Diversity & inclusion

4.4

Work/Life balance

4.2

Culture & values

3.6

Senior management

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Compensation and benefits

Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,196 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).

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Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Feb 17, 2023

On balance, a great place to work. 6.5/10

Director of business development

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

A progressive employer, with a worthy mission. By far the largest Pro is the team. People are welcoming and they have made great steps towards reducing aggression and bad behaviour in the workplace. Teams are well motivated and collaborative. Since the change in CEO, Elsevier has changed significantly for the better as a place to work. On balance, a great place to work.

Cons

There is still work to do. Some of the new initiatives are managed by people who caused them. Whilst there have been many positive changes, the bad apples are still around. Their unprofessional behaviour and relentless self-focus still needs challenging. There is still discrimination and unconscious bias, though it's absolutely moving in the right direction.

Elsevier Response

3y

Thank you for leaving your review. With the business world changing constantly and so rapidly, virtually every established business feels the imperative to continuously improve. Executives, managers and employees across our business work hard to figure out how to best and strategically address genuine concerns. We ask that you join in and speak up or feel free to reach out to us at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com to provide more information.

4.0

Feb 17, 2023

Great culture but less satisfied with work

Publisher

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great international environment Respectful and interesting colleagues A lot of flexibility with working from home Corporate responsibility and social engagement A great place to work for long time without any major problem

Cons

Work is split among too many teams in a way that it is easy to lose the bigger picture or to understand how your own small part makes a difference Salary increases for internal moves are very small in comparison to external hires.

Elsevier Response

3y

Many thanks for leaving your review.

5.0

Feb 14, 2023

Great Place to Work

Desktop support technician

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Co-Workers ended up being like Family

Cons

I left because of the commute

Elsevier Response

3y

Thank you for your review.

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