Elsevier in India

Addressing the needs of India’s academic and healthcare communities through enablement, collaboration and innovation

Elsevier in India

Addressing the needs of India’s scholarly and healthcare communities through enablement engagement, collaboration and innovation.

Incorporated since 1996, Elsevier has been delivering verified research content, localized digital solutions and insightful analytics alongside its pursuit for scientific and healthcare excellence. We help academic, corporate and medical researchers in India gain access to and publish quality research, supporting the global amplification of their scientific achievements and contributing to the canon of scholarly articles. In healthcare, we enable medical, clinical and nursing students to transition from classroom settings to clinical environments, helping them improve learning and patient outcomes.

As an academic publisher, we’re proud of our pioneering efforts in helping to establish a robust foundation of scientific and medical research in India, contributing to its status as one of the world’s leading research nations. Having evolved from our roots in publishing, we’re now responding to the needs of India's new generation of academic and healthcare professionals through skills enablement, stakeholder engagement, strategic collaboration and with our extensive suite of AI-powered digital platforms and solutions.

Read how India is shaping the future or science and health in our exclusive 'shorthand stories' article.

Our presence

People

Diversity & inclusion, agility and innovation are at the core of Elsevier’s culture. Our inclusive mindset helps attract talented people with diverse backgrounds across all levels, creating value for the company and a dynamic work environment. More than 46% of our employees in India are women, and they come from diverse educational and professional backgrounds. Over the past three years, we have been expanding our India team: new hires now make up nearly 80% of our workforce of nearly 1,450 employees. We value the unique and diverse experiences and perspectives our employees bring, and we aim to create a psychologically safe environment to help foster their professional growth.

Technology

Our technology centers – staffed by nearly 250 technologists, engineers and data scientists – work alongside global innovation teams to support the company’s portfolio of products.

The Chennai technology center actively drives innovation through AI, machine learning and data analytics in areas such as content enrichment, semantic search, predictive analytics and user experience to enhance the research and publishing ecosystem.

The center in Bengalaru, on the other hand, optimizes data science, VR and AR to accelerate the development of Elsevier’s global health sciences and research-related solutions for customers across APAC & the Middle East.

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Operations

Our operations centre in Chennai — with its 18-year presence — plays a significant role in managing Elsevier's vast content database, facilitating content digitization, indexing and organization, inventory management as well as logistics distribution of more than 90% of Elsevier’s print books and over 85% of our journal titles. The centre also provides customer support services to Elsevier's global customer base helping to manage inquiries, offer technical assistance and resolve product-related issues or concerns.

Our approach

Three key initiatives

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Our commitment to supporting the evolving needs of communities in India is evident through an approach encompassing skills enablement, strategic collaboration, and responsible innovation.

Click on each initiative below to read more about how Elsevier empowers researchers and professionals by providing technology-driven solutions to drive improved decision-making and outcomes in academia in India.

Skills enablement

Strategic collaboration

Responsible innovation

Our commitment

Academic research

Over the past decade, the growth of India’s academic research has been on an upward trajectory averaging about 6% a year, outpacing the global output average of 4%. Taken in context with PM Modi’s Atmanirbhar Bharat of achieving greater self-reliance, the Science, Technology and Innovation Policy 2020 (STIP 2020) was put forward for industry consultation on effective ways to raise India’s status as a key contributor to the world’s canon of scientific literature and innovations.

21st-century education

Congruent with STIP 2020 is the National Education Policy 2020 (NEP 2020), which proposes the transformation of India’s education structure to one that delivers the goals of a 21st-century education through improving research activities and fostering innovation in higher education institutions. In this space, Elsevier empowers educators and students by sustainably democratizing access to scientific knowledge, promoting research dissemination as well as fostering a culture of research, innovation and interdisciplinary learning.

Synergy with healthcare

There’s also synergy between India’s Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) and Elsevier, where our solutions support and enable healthcare professionals in delivering quality patient care, enhancing patient outcomes and staying updated with the latest medical advancements through responsible use of digital technologies for the healthcare sector.