Is Elsevier a good company to work for?

Elsevier has an overall rating of 4.0 out of 5, based on over 2,537 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months. 78% of employees would recommend working at Elsevier to a friend and 75% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Elsevier have been left by employees working as Software Engineer , Editor and Manager .

Does Elsevier pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Elsevier employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Elsevier. This rating has improved by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Elsevier?

78% of Elsevier employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Elsevier 4.4 out of 5 for work life balance, 4.2 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Elsevier?

Software Engineer (78) , Senior Software Engineer (63) , Account Manager (61) , Product Manager (55) , Journal Manager (49) , Project Manager (37) , Publisher (30) , Director (29) , Editor (28) , Manager (23) , Sales (22) , Editorial Project Manager (21) , Software Engineer III (20) , Marketing (18) , Data Scientist (16)

What are the pros of working at Elsevier according to real employee reviews?

"Flexibility and good work/life balance" ((in 291 reviews)); "You get the chance to work with great people that are very driven and know their subject area very well." ((in 163 reviews)); "Great employees and colleagues" ((in 139 reviews)); "Great company and team to work for." ((in 57 reviews)); "Customers shows lot of respect to the company good work culture" ((in 41 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Elsevier according to real employee reviews?

"We're continued to be asked to develop "world class content" with third world resources and insultingly low salaries." ((in 99 reviews)); "The pay is low and does not increase by much each year" ((in 89 reviews)); "Management on the corporate side is poor with very little business development experience." ((in 80 reviews)); "There are also bad managers and seemingly no easy way to reduce their impact on the staff for whom they are responsible." ((in 51 reviews)); "level and higher managers result in poor leadership and decision" ((in 50 reviews))

What are employees saying about Elsevier layoffs in 2026?

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What are the top reviewed Elsevier locations?

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Elsevier reviews

4.0

78% would recommend to a friend

(2,192 total reviews)

Kumsal Bayazit

91% approve of CEO

75% positive business outlook

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Elsevier has an employee rating of 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 2,192 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).

Reviews by job title

2K reviews

4.0

Oct 26, 2021

Good

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work-life balance 36 hours working week

Cons

Legacy projects Dev and QA teams are small comparing to amount of work needed

Elsevier Response

4y

Thank you for leaving your review.

4.0

Oct 26, 2021

Overall a good place to work

Journal manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The people - most are very supportive and good at knowledge sharing.

Cons

Sometimes there is too much work put on people.

Elsevier Response

4y

Thank you very much for leaving your review.

2.0

Oct 22, 2021

I wouldn't go back again...

Full stack developer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nice Office Great Lunchroom / Canteen Relaxed Environment

Cons

Management doesn't care and it shows in all the work that is being done. I tried to get more involved with planning and early problem solving. I was told this out outside of my job and I should do what I'm told. Everyone is very encouraging saying you can work on anything, until you try.

Elsevier Response

4y

Thank you for your review. We are sorry to know that you felt you weren’t listened to when you were in our organisation. It’s is regrettable that you couldn’t communicate this frustration while you were with Elsevier. We take it seriously and will discuss how to improve things should we find that the points raised here resonate with our current employees in the same role and location. We aim to provide a great work environment for all and would welcome the opportunity to learn more about your specific experience. If you’re willing to elaborate on the point, please reach us at elseviergdrev@elsevier.com

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