Academia Anmeldelser 826

Unethical practices- charged me with for a year's subscription without my approval. I complained directly to them via email and they attempted to shame me with "all the good work we are doing"

Shame on you!!!

This is a very poor service. The automatic renewal will hit you without asking if you want to renew it. Scam.

Why aren't there negative numbers?
Academia has always been just shy of useless. Instead of suggesting new topics, I would get recommendations for the same article over and over and OVER again.
I got the trial premium membership with the intention of cancelling after I got what I needed. That's what I did. I have witnesses. So imagine my surprise when I was charged $159 for the year.
Email subject: NO
Body (emended) I cancelled this a month ago. Give me my money back.
Them: Nope, not refundable but you're helping out a GREAT organization!
Me: Give me my money back. I'm an artist, I don't have that kind of cash just lying around.
Them: You snooze you lose. But we'll cancel your autopay for next year...
Me: You know, I didn't get an email when I cancelled the first time, and I didn't get one when you cancelled the autopay. Hmmmm.
I go to Paypal and repeat this to them.
Suddenly my money reappeared as if by magic.
I will never, ever use that site again.

UPDATE: They claimed that because I cancelled so close to the registration date (It was a WEEK!), the cancellation didn't show up, and they had refunded my money because that change had only caught up with them now (or some such). Utter crap.

I 1st subscribed to Academia.edu in 2019, it cost £69/year. It gives you access to a large library of academic papers which is somewhat useful but the downside is they are not new papers and the newer ones are on obscure subjects and low rated authors. The main problem is massive price rises and they don't inform you first. Last year the subscription was £162 this year £334 and they refused to refund when I wanted to cancel the subs.

Questa è una truffa legalizzata. Non so come abbiano fatto non ho mai dato consenso a niente eppure mi hanno addebitato un costo di 157 euro direttamente nella mia carta. Premetto che ho mai consultato articoli perché non ne ho trovati di mio gradimento. Alla richiesta del rimborso mi è stato risposto che è passato più di un mese e non possono concedermelo, letteralmente il pagamento fraudolento mi è stato imposto ieri. Persone non serie ora procederò segnalando alla banca, cambiando la carta e per vie legali.

Heb abonnement tot november 2026, desondanks probeert Academia herhaaldelijk meer dan €400,-- van mijn rekening af te schrijven.

The level of coercion, the pitfalls and the greed of Academia.edu have reached such proportions that one should cease working with and submitting to this platform. It is also disgusting trying to consult Academia.edu and see how they exploit academics.

Mi è stato addebitato alle 2 della notte un abbonamento premium da più di 150 euro non acconsentito da me, considerando che non uso il sito da più di un mese non capisco come è potuto accadere, ho infatti pagato solo 1 euro al tempo. Richiedo un immediato rimborso e la conferma della disdetta dell'abbonamento altrimenti provvederò per vie legali.

Afzetterij. Op een misleidende manier schrijven ze geld af. Als zoveel mensen hiermee een probleem hebben, moet je als bedrijf echt naar jezelf kijken en concluderen dat deze manier van “subscriptions” misleidend is. Ik hoop mijn geld terug te krijgen. Dit bedrijf toont weinig integriteit.

just took £80 out of my daughter in laws
account NOT AUTHORISED

Ho aderito sfortunatamente anni fa per poi cancellare l abbonamento. Nonostante ciò ogni tanto persistono nel DERUBARE soldi sul mio conto. Evitateli. Pessimi.

Agree with the reviews on here. They just charged me £250 for an auto-renewal I did not even authorise or know of. They did not send an email around the time saying they were about to charge. Only saw it on my cc statement. Never give your credit card details to this company.

Predatory Billing Practices and Unfair Refund Denials - Avoid at All Costs!

​I am writing this to warn other researchers and students about the deceptive billing practices of Academia.edu.
​On January 15 , I used a trial to download 6 specific research papers. Since then, I have not used any Premium features and had no intention of continuing the service. However, on February 22, 2026, I was suddenly charged 145,000 KRW for a "first-year annual subscription" without any prior notification or invoice.
​My account settings clearly had the "payments for Academia Premium" notifications disabled, yet they proceeded with the charge without my consent. This is a clear violation of transparent billing practices.
​What is even more frustrating is their customer support. Despite their own policy stating that "first-year subscription payments are refundable within 30일," they repeatedly send me the same "copy-and-pasted" template response claiming renewals are non-refundable. They are not even reading my emails or addressing the fact that this is my FIRST year, not a renewal.
​I have already requested a refund on the same day the charge occurred, but they continue to ignore my legitimate rights as a consumer.
​If you value your money and privacy, DO NOT link your payment information to this site. I am still demanding a full refund immediately.

Mi sono dimenticato di annullare l'account Premium, di prova e si sono presi 157 € senza preavviso,
ho fatto richiesta di rimborso. Entro 30 giorni mi dovrebbe rispondere visto che non mi hanno risposto vorrei sapere un email per scrivergli peggior servizio clienti della storia

Billing to my credit card without consent - could only be resolved by AmEx.

They ripped us off for almost twice the annual fee that they initially stated. Our credit card company won’t cancel the charges even though we were never informed of the increased rate.
On top of that, the site is not even useful, so it’s doubly a rip-off.

Where is the zero option.
Scam beware.

Pessimo. Come altri, ho eseguito un pagamento di un euro per visualizzare dei documenti, e (senza avvertire o altro) mi sono stati addebitati 150€ un mese dopo. Non ho mai usufruito dei servizi premium, per altro. Attualmente ho fatto varie segnalazioni e coinvolto la banca, segnalando come frode il sistema.
Ho inviato anche una mail diretta. In caso di mancato rimborso, procederò per vie legali.

Academia enrolled and charged me for the Academia Premium. I did not want that and wanted to end my account with them and I am not an annual charge plan. I have filled about 10 different companies with them over the past 24 hours. I believe that customer service is an Ai system. I informed my bank not to accept the charge but it appears that Academia has been able to go around and post a charge. I will report Academia to the Federal Trade Commission if this matter can not be cleared up. What they are engaging is fraud, pure and simple.

Suddenly I was charged $159. I never intended to subscribe for a year, and they have no way to cancel it. I feel totally ripped off.

If they were legit they would refund money in such situations, not smugly sit there with my money sneering at me. I'm 73 and this money I need for food, etc.

I recommend staying clear of this BS scam site.