Elsevier reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(2,191 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

91% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,191 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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2K reviews
2.0
Jan 5, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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

3.0
Dec 30, 2015

Manager

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent work/ life balance. Lots of opportunity for business travel. Good cafeteria.

Cons

Not very forward thinking, mentality seems to be, "well, it's been done this way for years, so that's the only way to do it." Light on innovation both in products and process.

3.0
Dec 29, 2015

scientific editor

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

it is a well known publisher

Cons

salary is generally not competitive enough

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