Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,189 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 2,189 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 Audiovisual y medios de comunicación industry (3.7 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Jan 15, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Very relaxed work environment, good work life balance

Cons

Predatory products and business model. Not an engineering organization so difficult to make change as an engineer. Not challenging, mediocre management.

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