Editing Elsevier (section)

== Company statistics ==
{{as of|2018|alt=During 2018}}, researchers submitted over 1.8 million [[Academic paper|research papers]] to Elsevier-based publications. Over 20,000 editors managed the peer review and selection of these papers, resulting in the publication of more than 470,000 articles in over 2,500 journals.<ref name="RELX 2018 Report" /> Editors are generally unpaid volunteers who perform their duties alongside a full-time job in academic institutions,<ref>{{cite journal|first1=James A.|last1=Coleman|title=How to get published in English: Advice from the outgoing Editor-in-Chief|journal=System|date=3 January 2014|issn=0346-251X|pages=404–411|volume=42|doi=10.1016/j.system.2014.01.004|quote=Remember that editors and reviewers are unpaid, and are undertaking their tasks voluntarily, in addition to a full-time job}}</ref> although exceptions have been reported. In 2013, the five editorial groups Elsevier, [[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer]], [[Wiley-Blackwell]], [[Taylor & Francis]], and [[SAGE Publications]] published more than half of all academic papers in the peer-reviewed literature.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vocativ.com/culture/science/five-corporations-control-academic-publishing/|title=These Five Corporations Control Academic Publishing|date=10 June 2015|website=Vocativ.com|access-date=31 January 2018|archive-date=14 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171214223450/http://www.vocativ.com/culture/science/five-corporations-control-academic-publishing/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=The Oligopoly of Academic Publishers in the Digital Era|author1=Vincent Larivière|author2=Stefanie Haustein|author3=Philippe Mongeon|journal=PLOS ONE|volume=10|issue=6|year=2015|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0127502|pmid=26061978|pmc=4465327|pages=e0127502|bibcode=2015PLoSO..1027502L|doi-access=free}}</ref> At that time, Elsevier accounted for 16% of the world market in science, technology, and medical publishing.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Elsevier leads the business the internet could not kill|url=https://www.ft.com/content/93138f3e-87d6-11e5-90de-f44762bf9896 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/93138f3e-87d6-11e5-90de-f44762bf9896 |archive-date=10 December 2022|newspaper=Financial Times|date=15 November 2015|access-date=7 November 2016|url-access=subscription|last1=Cookson|first1=Robert}}</ref> In 2019, Elsevier accounted for the review, editing and dissemination of 18% of the world's scientific articles.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Annual Report and Financial Statements 2019|url=https://www.relx.com/~/media/Files/R/RELX-Group/documents/reports/annual-reports/2019-annual-report.pdf|website=RELX|page=12|access-date=16 September 2020|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101040341/https://www.relx.com/~/media/Files/R/RELX-Group/documents/reports/annual-reports/2019-annual-report.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> About 45% of revenue by geography in 2019 derived from North America, 24% from Europe, and the remaining 31% from the rest of the world. Around 84% of revenue by format came from electronic usage and 16% came from print.<ref name="RELX 2018 Report" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=RELX 2019 Annual Report|url=https://www.relx.com/~/media/Files/R/RELX-Group/documents/reports/annual-reports/2019-annual-report.pdf|website=RELX|access-date=16 September 2020|archive-date=1 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101040341/https://www.relx.com/~/media/Files/R/RELX-Group/documents/reports/annual-reports/2019-annual-report.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

The firm employs 8,100 people.<ref name=":1" /> The CEO is Kumsal Bayazit, who was appointed on 15 February 2019.<ref name="ataglance">{{cite web|url=https://www.elsevier.com/about/management/kumsal-bayazit|title=Kumsal Bayazit|website=Elsevier.com|access-date=22 February 2019|archive-date=22 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222204419/https://www.elsevier.com/about/management/kumsal-bayazit|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, it reported a mean 2017 [[gender pay gap]] of 29.1% for its UK workforce, while the median was 40.4%, the highest yet reported by a publisher in UK. Elsevier attributed the result to the under-representation of women in its senior ranks and the prevalence of men in its technical workforce.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Elsevier reports 40% gender pay gap {{!}} The Bookseller|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/elsevier-reports-40-gender-pay-gap-759606|access-date=21 December 2020|website=www.thebookseller.com|archive-date=24 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124013918/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/elsevier-reports-40-gender-pay-gap-759606|url-status=live}}</ref> The UK workforce consists of 1,200 people in the UK, and represents 16% of Elsevier's global employee population.<ref name=":2" /> Elsevier's parent company, RELX, has a global workforce that is 51% female to 49% male, with 43% female and 57% male managers, and 29% female and 71% male senior operational managers.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=RELX Group/Elsevier Inclusion & Diversity|url=https://www.elsevier.com/about/careers/diversity-and-inclusion|access-date=21 December 2020|website=www.elsevier.com|archive-date=22 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222163655/https://www.elsevier.com/about/careers/diversity-and-inclusion|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, Elsevier accounted for 34% of the revenues of RELX group (£2.538 billion of £7.492 billion). In [[Earnings before interest and taxes|operating profits]], it represented 40% (£942 million of £2,346 million). Adjusted operating profits (with constant currency) rose by 2% from 2017 to 2018.<ref name="RELX 2018 Report" /> Profits grew further from 2018 to 2019, to a total of £982 million.<ref>"RELX Annual Report and Financial Statements 2019", https://www.relx.com/investors/annual-reports/2019 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418080743/https://www.relx.com/investors/annual-reports/2019 |date=18 April 2020 }}</ref> the first half of 2019, RELX reported the first slowdown in revenue growth for Elsevier in several years: 1% vs. an expectation of 2% and a typical growth of at least 4% in the previous 5 years.<ref>{{cite news|author=Nilsson, Patricia|date=25 July 2019|title=Relx falls short of growth expectations|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/m/c84c5326-55c5-3f81-b51d-9d1f4b7806e7/relx-falls-short-of-growth.html|newspaper=[[Financial Times]]|via=[[Yahoo Finance]]|access-date=26 July 2019|archive-date=26 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726181501/https://finance.yahoo.com/m/c84c5326-55c5-3f81-b51d-9d1f4b7806e7/relx-falls-short-of-growth.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Overall for 2019, Elsevier reported revenue growth of 3.9% from 2018, with the underlying growth at constant currency at 2%.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Elsevier sees 2019 profit and revenue lift {{!}} The Bookseller|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/elsevier-sees-profit-and-revenue-lift-1192787|access-date=23 February 2021|website=www.thebookseller.com|archive-date=18 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218122930/https://www.thebookseller.com/news/elsevier-sees-profit-and-revenue-lift-1192787|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, Elsevier accounted for 34% of the revenues of RELX (£2.637billion of £7.874billion). In adjusted [[Earnings before interest and taxes|operating profits]], it represented 39% (£982m of £2.491bn). Adjusted operating profits (with constant currency) rose by 2% from 2018 to 2019.<ref name=":1" />

In 2019, researchers submitted over two million [[Academic paper|research papers]] to Elsevier-based publications. Over 22,000 editors managed the peer review and selection of these papers, resulting in the publication of about 500,000 articles in over 2,500 journals.<ref name=":1" />

In 2020 Elsevier was the largest academic publisher, with approximately 16% of the academic publishing market and more than 3000 journals.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Hagve |first=Martin |date=17 August 2020 |title=The money behind academic publishing |url=https://tidsskriftet.no/en/2020/08/kronikk/money-behind-academic-publishing |journal=Tidsskrift for den Norske Legeforening |volume=140 |issue=11 |doi=10.4045/tidsskr.20.0118 |pmid=32815337 |s2cid=225423313 |issn=0029-2001 |doi-access=free |access-date=1 June 2022 |archive-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622191319/https://tidsskriftet.no/en/2020/08/kronikk/money-behind-academic-publishing |url-status=live }}</ref>