Elsevier is by far the largest weekly of The Netherlands. The sum total of the circulation is usually around 150.000.

Elsevier aims to inform, to confirm and to amuse, the three main functions of any opinion journal. Of these three, information is most important.

Articles in Elsevier are based on facts. Elsevier journalists choose their subjects after balanced consideration. They want to find out what really happened. This means Elsevier articles form a valuable contribution to actual discussions.

The magazine covers a wide range of subjects: politics, social issues both in The Netherlands and in foreign countries, economics, finance, science, art. The magazine aims to publish succinct, informative, factual articles.

The website elsevier.nl has the latest news, backgrounds and opinion.

Publisher
Elsevier is published by Reed Business, a subsidiary of the international publishing house Reed Elsevier.

More information can be found on their site www.reedbusiness.com. More information on Reed Elsevier on www.reedelsevier.com.

History
In 2010, Elsevier celebrated its 65th birthday. The first ever issue was published on October 27th 1945 under the title Elseviers Weekblad.

Elsevier’s influence is illustrated by its audience: the magazine is read by more than half a million readers, half of whom are so-called decision makers.

In 2000, Elsevier was awarded the prestigious Mercur d’Or prize. This prize is awarded to the magazine that has shown great consistency in quality.