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Without warning, the renewal cost double what it was the previous year. This feels like a predatory scam. Customer service is not responsive and refuses to refund. On top of everything, I don’t think it is useful, and there are better ways to share your work. I regret signing up.

I was charged $498 for an Academia Premium renewal I never authorized or intended to continue. The charge was flagged as fraud by American Express and was still pending when I contacted Academia.edu. Despite this, their customer support (Alberto) flatly refused to stop or refund the charge, instead sending me a canned response about how my money “supports global research.”

This is predatory billing at its worst. Academia.edu traps users in unwanted subscriptions, refuses legitimate refund requests, and hides behind empty mission statements. No serious company should operate this way.

I have already disputed the charge with Amex as fraud and permanently deleted my accounts with Academia.edu. As a CEO and researcher, I will also make sure colleagues know how Academia treats its users.
Warning: Do not pay for Academia Premium. Once they get your money, you will not get it back—even for unauthorized or fraudulent charges. Academia.edu should be ashamed of exploiting researchers like this.

Mein Abo war längst gekündigt (dachte ich zumindest), trotzdem wurde wieder abgebucht. Diesmal gekündigt und die Löschung meiner Daten beantragt. Der 1-€-Test wirkt verlockend, endet aber in einem schlecht ersichtlichen Abo-Beendung. Transparenz mangelhaft, Kündigung umständlich. Mein Tipp: Kein Probeabo abschließen!

Cordialmente mi é stato ridato tutto. Grazie per avermi concesso il rimborso

I got the $1 intro subscription and then cancelled it midway through the trial period. I was subsequently charged for the full year's subscription, $159. I sent an email to the company, and I received a response that said they don't refund these subscriptions. I'm taking it to PayPal. I have also filed a complaint with the California AG office. I said the non-refund is a pattern, given the reviews on trustpilot. I urge all to file a complaint.

Allora mio figlio come tutti gli altri circa un anno fa ha aderito al mese di prova al costo di 1 €. Poi dopo il mese prelevarono circa 150 € senza quasi accorgersene, fra le centinaia di mail ricevute anche da loro, ma senza mai aver utilizzato questo servizio! Poi preso dai tanti problemi non aveva nemmeno pensato a bloccare i pagamenti e a cancellarsi, e ad inizio agosto di quest'anno, per cui poco tempo fa, si sono presi altri 250 euro circa senza nessuna comunicazione, o quantomeno forse finita nello spam. Gli ha mandata una mail e dalla risposta s'evince che i soldi non li restituiranno, ma da' l'impressione come fosse scritta da un robot, aldila' delle difficolta' a contattarli! Per cui leggendo cosi tanti commenti piu' o meno sullo stesso tono, è evidente una tecnica truffaldina, per cui propongo una denuncia collettiva alla Polizia Postale, perche' forse è l'unico modo per far smettere questa politica scorretta e mancanza di trasparenza, anche perche' sono a conoscenza che in Inghilterra le leggi sono molto severe verso questa tipologia di politiche commerciali. Che ne pensate, non sarebbe piu' efficace un'azione collettiva?

This company is the literal definition of scammers! They trick you into a free premium subscription plan for a first-time trial and require you to provide all your credit card details, even if you opt out of any recurring bills. They would still charge you immediately after the trial, and they disguise the charge as a subscription renewal without providing any prior notice. However, they are very humble enough to give you spamming mails every hour or so, whether you have written this scholarly material or that one!

They brag about their so-called 30-day refund window on the very first purchase, yet they created a loophole where they charge you after the trial subscription as a laid trap disguised as a subscription renewal, which, according to them, does not fall under the refund criteria! I have found numerous people from various websites and forums, such as Reddit, complaining that they were secretly charged by academia.edu a few years later, even though they had opted out of any subscriptions and, in some cases, even deleted their accounts. For the love of god, if you have given these sick, sick people your card details, contact your bank and get a new card so that they cannot ever charge you again illegally! I hope this entire anti-consumer scamming website and the people behind it face serious legal charges and rot in eternal damnation!

Edit: September 1st 2025, today I have received my full refund from academia.edu after persuading them further via their support ticket method and especially reminding them of their 30-day refund policy on first purchase and their shady anti-consumer practices, which can get them sued. They agreed in late August to process the refund, which I finally received today! I still have the same negative impression on them since their subscription model is a total laid trap. If you are looking for scholarly materials, try to avoid academia.edu premium and seek other fee options with excellent scholarly materials, such as Google Scholar, OATD, Research Gate and so on, where you will not need to subscribe to expensive monthly packages for getting some decent scholarly papers!

I was charged an annual fee with no notice whatsoever. The business model seems to be to scam people.

My credit card was charged $299 CAD for annual renewal with NO PRIOR NOTICE. The sum is outrageous. When I discovered this charge before the end of the first month, I requested a refund of 11/12 of the charge. Their reply today indicated they do not do refunds. THIS "SERVICE" IS NOTHING BUT A SCAM FOR RAISING MONEY. Avoid it and tell your friends.

Das Update von 1€ auf 99€ ist nicht ersichtlich. Eine Kündigung konnte nur an eine @-Adresse geschickt werden. Die Antwort war nicht rechtlich klar. Eine physische Adresse mit HGB - Mindestdaten im sog. Impressum sucht man vergebens. Trotz lang zurückliegender Kündigung will das Portal auf einmal sogar 235€ für irgendeine Jahresperiode. Klarer Betrugsversuch.

I think I ended up receiving emails from this company was after I searched for information on my cities manufacturing history. I do NOT want to subscribe as it was a one off search I looked for. I now receive a minimum of 2 emails a day suggesting papers (not even from areas I live) every email I unsubscribe it says it may take a couple of days for it to go through. WELL… it’s going on a month since the first unsubscribe and STILL the emails keep coming. How the hell do you get this company to stop?!!!!

You took the money from my account even though I was not signed up for anything. I need a Refund.

This year’s annual subscription fee was significantly increased compared to previous years, and I was not informed of this change in any way. Despite cancelling my membership on the subscription start date, the fee was still charged. I do not accept this situation and request a full refund. Otherwise, I will have no choice but to take legal action.

Addebitano false iscrizioni, definiti “abbonamenti virtuali”, diffidate e segnalate il sito

STATENE ALLA LARGA.
Fatto abbonamento di un euro per scaricare un pdf e mi son ritrovato con abbonamento annuale di 153€
Spero dí ottenere rimborso
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I was on Academia.edu for a long time. I wanted to go download an old paper that I had stored there.

10 attempts to reset my password resulted in no email to reset. So I created a new account.

And I found that a scammer "named" Cora Rankin who had added herself as an author on all of my papers in place of one of my co-authors. There is no customer service or way to report such fraud, so clearly it is just scammers and liars.

This is a huge scam.

They will charge you and then reactivate your account and then double the price over years. I have been trying to disconnect over a few years. You email them and they say "no refund." I was just charged $498 for nothing. These people deserve and investigation and to be shut down.

Unauthorized charges once they have your card. They cheat you and charge your card for $150+ even after you have cancelled your subscription. Will not refund either. Do not ever subscribe. Not a useful platform either.

I was charged €234 for a €1 paper — deceptive and abusive billing

I went on Academia.edu to access a single paper, which was listed as €1. I never agreed to any subscription, never saw clear terms, and never received a confirmation email. A few days later, I was charged €69 and then €165.60 — a total of €234.60 — without my consent.

This is not a mistake — it’s a dark pattern. I only realized what happened because I checked my bank app. Academia.edu never warned me, and I had no idea I was being enrolled in a recurring subscription. To make matters worse, I’ve now seen many users reporting the exact same experience.

I’ve contacted their support and blocked them through my bank. If I don’t get a refund, I’ll escalate this further. Academia.edu should not be allowed to continue using deceptive billing tactics like this. Avoid this platform at all costs.

Mi hanno addebitato 157€ per un abbonamento al qualche non ho mai rinnovato. Sto per procedere per via legali. Sono dei TRUFFATORI !!! Non mettete mai la carta perché truffano tutti. Si deve procede solo con la denuncia