Academia.edu kept charging me after cancellation—how can I stop auto-renewal?

I am writing this to warn other researchers and students about the deceptive billing practices of Academia.edu. In January, I used a Premium trial only to download six specific research papers. Since then, I have not used any Premium features and have had no intention of continuing the service or pu...

I am an Academia.edu Premium subscriber from Turkey and have been using the service with an original renewal price of 135 TRY. On February 5, 2026, my account was unexpectedly charged 1,500.00 TRY for the Premium renewal, which represents roughly a 1000% increase compared to my previous payment. Acc...

I am writing regarding an unauthorized payment taken by Academia.edu from my İş Bankası debit card. About one to two years ago, I made only a one-time payment of 500 TL for a trial, and I did not approve or request any automatic renewal or premium membership after that. Despite this, on 6 December ...

I have an existing account on Academia.edu, but I have never started a Premium membership nor upgraded to any paid plan. Despite this, on 11/28/2025, a charge of $88 was made to my Garanti Bank credit card with the description “Academia*Subscription Academia.edu.” I absolutely did not initiate this ...

On November 26 at 17:08, a charge of $88 was taken from my card by Academia.edu without my knowledge or consent. I received no notification about this transaction, and I did not purchase or intentionally approve any membership of any kind. I am a student living on a scholarship in a dormitory. This...

I created an Academia.edu account some time ago, but enough time has passed that I even forgot I had signed up. Despite this, on November 27, 2025, $88 was withdrawn from my bank account without my permission or knowledge. I did not receive any notification email, SMS, or confirmation screen for th...

I thought I had canceled my Academia.edu subscription, but due to misleading navigation on the site, I ended up exiting without successfully completing the cancellation. I canceled again on the renewal day, but my account was blocked, and I was not informed that a payment would still be charged. I r...

After purchasing a trial version from the Academia website on October 7, 2025, I canceled my membership, but an attempt was still made to withdraw money from my account. I canceled my membership again, yet on November 9, 2025, I noticed that ₺3000 had been withdrawn from my bank account. Despite can...

On September 5, 2025, I purchased a trial membership through Academia.edu. One month later, on October 5, 2025, without my knowledge or consent, my account was automatically converted to an annual plan, and ₺3,000 was charged to my registered bank card. I request that Academia.edu promptly refund th...

On 31/08/2025, Academia.edu withdrew 3000₺ from my account without my approval or prior notice. A few months ago, I had started a 30₺ Premium trial just to test the service. However, this new large charge was taken automatically, with no notification, no confirmation, and no added benefits to my mem...

I created a membership on Academia.edu using the free one-month trial. A few days ago, I canceled my subscription to ensure that no payment would be taken. However, on 27/08/2025, my bank card was still charged 3000₺ for a Premium membership. This is not the first time I have faced such an issue wi...

On 07/07/2025, I started a Premium trial on Academia.edu for 30₺, only to test the service. I never enabled automatic payments and did not link my account to any recurring billing. However, today I was shocked to discover that 3000₺ was withdrawn from my Garanti Bank credit card without my approval,...

Today, I discovered that Academia.edu wrongfully withdrew 3000₺ from my Akbank credit card without my approval or knowledge. I never received any email notification, invoice, or warning about this payment. This is the first time such a charge has appeared on my account, and it was made without my co...

On August 20, 2025, I started an Academia Edu membership on a trial basis. However, without my approval or clear notification, a yearly fee of ₺3,000 was charged to my account. I had registered through Google, and the related invoice number is D4VNAH6B-0002. After noticing the charge, I sent two re...

On August 19, 2025, my account was charged ₺3,000 by the education site Academia for a Premium membership that I never approved. I did not receive any prior notification, confirmation request, or approval message regarding this payment. I only discovered the charge when I checked my Kuveyt Türk acco...

I signed up for a monthly trial membership on Academia Edu, but today my account was charged ₺3,000 for an annual subscription without any notification or approval. The payment was processed through online banking. As soon as I noticed this, I contacted Academia Edu both by email and through their c...

On August 15, 2025, an automatic payment of ₺3,000 was withdrawn from my İş Bankası credit card ending in 6995 for the renewal of my Academia.edu Premium membership, linked to the email address e*****@gmail.com**. However, I was never informed in advance about this renewal, nor was I notified of the...

On 14 August 2025, I discovered through my İş Bankası account that 3.000₺ had been automatically withdrawn for the renewal of my Academia.edu membership. When I first subscribed, the membership was offered at a much lower price, and I was never informed of any price increase or renewal terms beforeh...

On 14 August 2025, I signed up for a one-month free Premium membership on Academia.edu. However, without my knowledge or approval, 3.000₺ was withdrawn from my Ziraat Bank credit card for a one-year subscription. At no point was I informed that such a high charge would be applied after the trial, no...

On 26 July 2025, I noticed on my account statement that 3.142₺ had been automatically withdrawn for the renewal of my Academia.edu Premium membership. When I first subscribed, the membership was offered at a much lower price, and I was never informed about any price increase or the upcoming renewal....

I recently created a new membership on Academia.edu, but on 31 July, 3.000₺ was withdrawn from my bank account without any warning or my approval. I canceled the membership the same day and contacted the support team multiple times via email. Previously, there had also been an unauthorized charge of...

I signed up for Academia.edu solely to use the free trial version. However, once the trial period ended, 3.000₺ was withdrawn from my card without any warning or consent. I noticed the charge on the same day, immediately canceled my membership, and reached out to the support team several times. Desp...

I had a one-month membership with Academia.edu, but without my knowledge or consent, a yearly subscription fee of 3.000₺ was withdrawn from my account. I contacted support by email, but they told me that the amount could not be refunded, even though I know other users in similar situations have rece...

I also experienced a similar issue with Academia.edu. Without any prior notice, the platform increased the annual membership fee from 500₺ to 3.000₺ and directly withdrew the amount from my card. I spent a long time exchanging emails with the company, but none of my efforts brought any results. Fina...

I signed up for a trial membership on Academia.edu by paying 30₺, but on 10 July, 3.000₺ was withdrawn from my account without my knowledge or approval. I never received any notification that such a charge would be made, and I would never have agreed to this. Since then, I have been unable to reach ...