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There is absolutely nothing I like about it. I used it for a week, could barely find any useful material and got scammed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

They scam people, automatically collecting another annual subscription without a proper notice or approval. They send you a shady email with a notification about the upcoming payment in the very bottom of the email which looked as a fine print. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Absolutely nothing. They are a fraud, they capture credit card data for a one-time purchase and it turns out to be an automatic subscription. From which no reminder or notification arrives. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

In 2023, I downloaded a PDF for 63 USD. I never logged in again. A year later, they automatically charged 174 USD to my credit card without notification, without my consent. Their website has no online chat or phone number to make a complaint.

Never enter your card details on this platform. They are a fraud. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like best that you get to connect and share your work, essays and undergrad or graduate school papers with your peers from other schools. I love the fact that in uploading your work, you receive readers. Primarily a list of readers who can read and interact with you and your papers. I have about 86 readers and 14 new friends who have interacted with my papers. It's a great space to share your work with others, and read other papers that are similar to yours. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I currently have a free account, and have noticed that the paid or premium account includes the access to apply for grants, see comments from people who have interacted with your paper or view their profiles. I hope that they will give a few of these perks to the students who have the free accounts. I don't like that there is no visual video function. I think it would be interesting to connect WhatsApp video function to Academia.edu. Just to be able to connect with other scholars via video. Perhaps even creating a group of scholars who are writing about similar subjects and want to connect via video. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love the email alerts when my name is mentioned. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The lack of searchability functioning without being completely signed in and concerns about privacy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As a reporter, my job involves conducting extensive research on a wide range of topics. Often, when I want to learn more about something, I'll look for published academic work to learn from the experts. Academia.edu is a good source for reading and downloading academic research quickly, easily, and freely. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's easier to find a paper using Google search vs. Academia.edu's search function. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Possibility of customize your profile and upload all your works, with every detail, to show them to all community and beyond, since that it's possible to find a result as external search engines research.

You can also contact privately the researchers, for any question about their works and other. It's a very good chance to meet other professionists of your same scientific area. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Many features are paid and there's only annual payment, while I would to pay monthly. You can't get a DOI for your works uploaded, while in other repository you get DOI. This is an important factor, but doesn't matter a front of a very good dashboard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I strongly believe this use of a website could be very beneficial for college students. This website would be great for students working on paper or other research projects. It'll be super beneficial to have that extra source to help validate ones ideas. Using this form of devise could be super helpful for difficult classes that entail a lot of research content. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Considering papers are submitted to this website it'll make plagiarism more likely to happen. As it is college students are desperate to pass their class. With this source it'll make it easier for students to just copy and paste which, as we all know is not good. Students who partake in such act could face serious consequences brought to them by the their school or university. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It contained many resources and references that were useful at an entry level. It was all set in one place and quite easy to find once you have a membership access to it. There is no charge for using academia.edu unless you want to upgrade, which I have never done. Further, academia.edu puts you in touch with very many articles related to you own areas of interest, making it unnecessary to use other research tools that are not as accessible. Additionally, the awareness of articles in your area of interest allows access to compatible scholars with whom one can establish a collegial relationship. If people post articles that have been copyrighted elsewhere, that is not the fault of academia.edu but rather of the poster. Generally, I find the website extremely useful. It has helped through many headaches and had saved some time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The CONSTANT emails. After unsubscribing from a few and still receiving emails, I finally went to their preferences page and found that they have an extensive list of all different categories under which to send an email, meaning if you unsubscribe from one in your inbox, it's likely you'll get another under the guise of these 20 or so other categories. Unsubscribed to all. So annoying. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I love the best about this site is that I am able to gain access to valuable research reports that give me the exact comprehensive information I need on whatever industry/sector I need to get well-versed in. It is a very collaborative site that allows me to learn at a higher rate for personal and work related business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I dislike about this site is that at times I feel that searching for reports/articles that I need is a bit difficult and time-consuming. If the search methods were more fine-tuned then this would be a huge upgrade. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love that I can find something for every topic I may need! The papers are well researched and written and can be reliable sources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It can be a little hard to navigate when you first get started using it. It can also be slightly intimidating when thinking of uploading your own work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.