# Academia.edu (أكاديميا.إيدو)

> Academia.edu is accessible in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: accessible
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Academia](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/academia.md)
- Categories: Academic Resources, Forums & Communities, Professional Networking
- Official site: https://www.academia.edu
- Community votes: 2
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/academia-edu

## About

Platform for academics to share research papers and collaborate with scholars worldwide

## Activity summary

Accessible in Syria, confirmed by community testing in February 2026. A community volunteer created an account with a Syrian university email, published a research paper, and used premium features, with account creation, uploads, profile management, and premium access all working from a Syrian connection. No outreach was needed.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-22 — Verified. Community verification confirms Academia.edu is fully accessible from Syria. A community volunteer successfully created an account using a Syrian university email address, published a research paper, and previously activated premium features. All core functionality — account creation, paper uploads, profile management, and premium access — works without restrictions from a Syrian IP address over an ADSL connection. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/gl3oage4i8iw6fa8ei4ov25x/f30a0aauvpdlbxz1ac7a6n70-screen-1.png)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/academia-edu?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/academia-edu/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/academia-edu
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/academia-edu.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/academia-edu.md