>The only task done directly by Elsevier staff is the copy-editing once the article is accepted. Elsevier is looking to fill salaried positions for their edito

>The only task done directly by Elsevier staff is the copy-editing once the article is accepted. Elsevier is looking to fill salaried positions for their editorial staff. This qualifications are scientists with PhDs. Examples: https://www.glassdoor.com/partner/jobListing.htm?&jobListingId=2432070539 https://www.glassdoor.com/partner/jobListing.htm?&jobListing... https://www.glassdoor.com/partner/jobListing.htm?&jobListingId=2500499853 https://www.glassdoor.com/partner/jobListing.htm?&jobListing... Either the meme that Elsevier employees "do nothing but spell-check LaTeX markup files" is wrong ... or ... it depends on the particular journals in question. For the job listing examples above, one of the job duties is curation of content (e.g. "assessing submitted research papers") and not just copy-editing. So for that Elsevier imprint (Cell Reports), if you submit a paper about "GMO foods proves Darwin Theory of Evolution is Wrong", their unpaid reviewers won't even see it. One of Elsevier's editorial functions is to filter that crap out.