Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,187 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 2,187 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
3.0
May 8, 2025

Lost it’s culture

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Market leader in its sector

Cons

Lost its culture and became very number driven without looking after its people

5.0
May 8, 2025

Excellent company to work with

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Everything is pro. The company is people-minded; they support their employees through employee-friendly policies.

Cons

As usual, office politics, slow career growth.

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4.0
May 4, 2025

My experience at Elsevier

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Fully remote work (if you like that) Great work/life balance Decent amount of freedom in terms of what projects you work on

Cons

Low salary Too focused on Generative AI

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