Elsevier was founded in 1880 and adopted the name and logo from the Dutch publishing house Elzevir that was an inspiration but has no connection to the … See more

During 2018 , researchers submitted over 1.8 million research papers to Elsevier-based publications. Over 20,000 editors managed the peer review and … See more

Products and services
Products and services include electronic and print versions of journals, textbooks and reference works, and cover the health, life, physical, and social sciences.
The target markets are academic and government … See more

"Who's Afraid of Peer Review"
In 2013, one of Elsevier's journals was caught in the sting set up by John Bohannon, published in Science, called "Who's Afraid of Peer Review?" The journal Drug Invention Today accepted an obviously bogus … See more

Resignation of editorial boards
The editorial boards of a number of journals have resigned because of disputes with Elsevier over pricing:
• In 1999, the entire editorial board of the See more

Colombia
For 14 years, Colciencias, now Minciencias, led negotiations with Elsevier, as a practical and effective response to the informative growth of presumptive problems, allowing a greater number of Higher Education … See more

Lobbying efforts against open access
Elsevier have been known to be involved in lobbying against open access. These have included the likes of:
• The Federal Research Public … See more