Elsevier reviews

4.0

79% would recommend to a friend

(2,181 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

91% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,181 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
4.0
Feb 22, 2026

Very good

Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Very good work life balance Working with best talents

Cons

Nothing so far. Everything is good

3.0
Feb 10, 2026

If you've been acquired by Elsevier, sorry to hear that....

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Decent benefits, reasonable job security and mobility

Cons

Management is a mess. They are constantly shuffling around leadership and department/reporting structures, and it has serious ramifications on morale and cross-function collaboration. I was a part of a well oiled machine for many years until Elsevier acquired our product and pretty much ruined everything that was great about within 5 years. Their priorities have not aligned with customer needs, and it became increasingly difficult to provide value to our customers. Elsevier provides more roadblocks than solutions from a product management perspective.

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