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Wiley vs Elsevier

Wiley and Elsevier both land on Depends.

Wiley

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy only if you need to publish in a Wiley journal or your library holds an institutional read-and-publish deal.

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Elsevier

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Worth using if your institution's library pays and your field's top journals are Elsevier.

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Wiley versus Elsevier
Compare	Wiley	Elsevier
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Researchers targeting Wiley journals	University libraries with big budgets
Who it's not for	Software buyers . this is a publisher, not a tool	Unfunded authors paying APCs personally
Privacy	No public security page found on no disclosed vulnerabilities for the publisher in sources reviewed.¹¹	No public CVEs found, but third-party reports flag a domain hijack and leaked credentials.
Support quality	Ticket portals; slow editorial pipeline reported	Trustpilot 1.8, 'Poor'
Public sentiment	Public feedback is sparse and fragmented: employee reviews average 4.0/5, Trustpilot holds just 18 reviews, and academic forums complain about slow, opaque journal workflows and APC practices.^⁶	Acadics vent about fees, unpaid reviewing, and clunky tools; Trustpilot sits at 1.8 'Poor'.¹³
Biggest gotcha	APCs vary per journal; download the price list before submitting^³	APCs are set per journal; check the exact fee before submitting anything¹⁶

Pick Wiley when

Researchers targeting Wiley journals
Institutions with read-and-publish OA deals
Libraries building journal collections
Authors needing manuscript editing

When Wiley is not a fit

Software buyers . this is a publisher, not a tool
CPA candidates wanting one-stop prep . the course line moved to UWorld
Authors expecting free publishing . APCs apply outside OA deals
Procurement teams wanting vendor security documentation

Pick Elsevier when

University libraries with big budgets
Researchers targeting top-tier journals
Clinicians needing decision support
Institutions with read-publish agreements

When Elsevier is not a fit

Unfunded authors paying APCs personally
Reviewers expecting payment
Open-access-only labs
Small teams wanting a cheap literature tool

Sources

Wiley (publisher) . Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
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Wiley Editing Serviceswileyeditingservices.com
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Article Publication Charges (APCs)authors.wiley.com
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Wiley Efficient Learning to UWorld Transitionefficientlearning.com
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John Wiley & Sons Reviews . G2g2.com
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Wiley Reviews . AmbitionBoxambitionbox.com
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Wiley Reviews . Trustpilottrustpilot.com
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Going from Initial Checking to Under Review . Redditreddit.com
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Wiley's Predatory Behavior . DethWenchdethwench.com
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Wiley Security Rating . UpGuardupguard.com
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Security pagewiley.com
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UC Wiley Open Access Agreementosc.universityofcalifornia.edu
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Trustpilot reviews of elsevier.comtrustpilot.com
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Why do we hate Elsevier so much? (Reddit)reddit.com
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Elsevier proofing system complaints (Reddit)reddit.com
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Journal pricing policyelsevier.com
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