Does Cell Press pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Cell Press employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Cell Press. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Cell Press?

78% of Cell Press employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Cell Press 3.6 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.8 for culture and values and 3.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Cell Press?

Associate Scientific Editor (6) , Editor (6) , Scientific Editor (4) , Editorial Operations Associate (3) , Deputy Production Editor (2) , Editorial Assistant (2) , Production Editor (2)

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

"Great colleagues" ((in 15 reviews))

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

"Their benefits got worse every year and their concern was always making sure they weren't an outlier in the industry, rather than making sure their employees were well" ((in 5 reviews)); "Low salary, not enough career progression, clear favoritism." ((in 4 reviews))

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Cell Press

Part of Elsevier

Cell Press Reviews

3.5

78% would recommend to a friend

(44 total reviews)

Emilie Marcus

67% approve of CEO

76% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.1

Diversity and inclusion

3.8

Culture and values

3.6

Work/Life balance

3.1

Senior management

3.1

Career opportunities

2.6

Compensation and benefits

Cell Press has an employee rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 44 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Cell Press employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Media and communication industry (3.7 stars).

Reviews by job title

44 reviews

3.0

9 Mar 2025

Interesting work, low pay

Editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

The work is interesting, colleagues are good and hard working

Cons

Low salary, not enough career progression, clear favoritism.

4.0

15 May 2022

Great graduate position

Editorial assistant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

I learnt a lot about publishing and open access journals. The people are helpful. It is a great start as a graduate job after university.

Cons

Very low pay for the amount of work that has to get done whilst understaffed.

2.0

19 Jul 2020

They expect a lot, with nothing in return

Scientific editor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business outlook

Pros

It is really wonderful to think broadly about science and interact with top scientists in this capacity. I've learned a lot, and direct team members are for the most part very helpful and collaborative. It is a lot of work and stress to deal with for so little money, and editors keep dropping like flies for a reason.

Cons

Terrible pay that really never gets better and barely keeps up with inflation. Their idea of "exceeding all expectations" is a 1% raise more than someone who met the basic expectations of the job. Laughable benefits. A murky and mysterious promotion structure that has no transparency, and a ton of favoritism built in to it. Different members of senior management have completely different rules for the people under them, and everyone just brushes it off because those are the only people who've been with the company for decades. Everything hits the Elsevier wall at some point and then it becomes incredibly clear that everything is about money, whereas Cell Press pushes a philosophy of top quality science.

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