Is academia.edu legit?
What counts for it
- Registered 19 years ago ().
- Operated by Academia.edu (open repository of academic articles; founded 2008; based in San Francisco, United States). Verified through the organisation's official-website record on Wikidata.
- This is the brand's own domain; other domains are checked against it.
- Not on Google Safe Browsing or URLhaus. Blocklists catch phishing and malware, not shops that never ship.
- Valid certificate from Amazon. Encryption only; scam sites have this too.
About Academia.edu
academia.edu is the official website of Academia.edu, open repository of academic articles. The company was founded in 2008 and based in San Francisco, United States. The Internet Archive first captured it in 2007. It ranks #835 among the most visited sites in the world on the Tranco list. It is hosted in United States on the Amazon.com, Inc. network.
The signals
weights are public · method| Signal | What we found | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Domain age | Registered 19 years ago (). | 0 |
| Website content | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Domain name | Nothing unusual about the name or ending. | 0 |
| Company registry | Operated by Academia.edu (open repository of academic articles; founded 2008; based in San Francisco, United States). Verified through the organisation's official-website record on Wikidata. | 0 |
| Visitor reports | No visitor reports yet. | 0 |
| Related sites | No shared identifiers with flagged sites. | 0 |
| Imitates a brand | This is the brand's own domain; other domains are checked against it. | 0 |
| Owner privacy | Registry data not available. | 0 |
| Blocklists | Not on Google Safe Browsing or URLhaus. Blocklists catch phishing and malware, not shops that never ship. | 0 |
| Refund policy | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Contact details | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Postal address | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Mail server | Mail server configured. | 0 |
| Recent changes | No recent template change detected. | 0 |
| Payment methods | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Shipping origin | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Discount claims | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| TLS certificate | Valid certificate from Amazon. Encryption only; scam sites have this too. | 0 |
| Availability | 100.0% uptime over 30 days. | 0 |
| Traffic rank | Ranked #835 worldwide by traffic (Tranco). | 0 |
| First seen on the web | Archived by the Wayback Machine since 2007. | 0 |
| Official status page | No status page in the common Statuspage or Instatus format was found at status.academia.edu. | 0 |
hosted: US (AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.) · first archived: 2007-01-12
Technical details
| Server address | 108.138.246.31 · Amazon.com, Inc. · United States |
| Certificate | issued by Amazon, valid until 2027-03-29 |
| mail server configured | |
| Traffic rank | #835 worldwide (Tranco) |
| First archived | 2007-01-12 (Wayback Machine) |
Visitor reports
0 totalDuplicates are removed by device and network. Reports with links are discarded. Reports are counts and categories, not reviews.
Common questions
Is academia.edu a real company?
Yes. academia.edu is the official website of Academia.edu, open repository of academic articles, founded in 2008. The link between the organisation and this domain is recorded on Wikidata, which lists the official website for every notable company.
I already paid. What should I do?
Contact your bank or card issuer and ask for a chargeback, quoting "goods not received" or "not as described". Keep screenshots of the order and any messages. Then add a report here so the next person sees it.
How is the score calculated?
Twenty automated checks, each with a published weight, plus visitor reports. The table above shows every signal and what it cost. Read the full method.
Uptime, 30 days
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Dispute a resultNothing here is an allegation against anyone: the score describes public signals at 26 Sep 2026 and is recalculated as they change.