Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,185 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

90% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,185 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
5.0
Jul 17, 2025

Great place to work

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible Many options Interesting projects

Cons

Sometimes vision is stinted Internal politics sometimes difficult to work around

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Elsevier Response
11mo
Thank you very much for taking the time to share your review. We are grateful for your feedback.
4.0
Jul 16, 2025

Decent to work for

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Good work life balance, encourage self development

Cons

Can feel slow paced at times

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Elsevier Response
10mo
Thank you for leaving your review. Over 85% of our 9,200 employees, or most of our people, agreed via an internal survey that they do meaningful and challenging work. We want you to feel empowered to speak to your manager if you feel the need to get involved in more demanding work within or outside your role.
3.0
Jul 15, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Flexibility, remote working, longevity if your ole isn't outsourced.

Cons

Redundancies are common place as the business moves away from print.

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Elsevier Response
10mo
Thank you for your review. With the business world changing constantly and so rapidly, virtually every established business feels the imperative to improve and innovate continuously to serve its customers. 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. Sometimes this may result in a change, but we always do our best to support our people through any change they may encounter.
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