Why did I get this Co-Author email?

If you got a Co-Author email from Academia.edu, it means someone added you as a co-author on a paper page.

What you do next depends on whether the paper is yours.

If you are a co-author (and want to claim the paper)

1. Open the email and click Approve Tag.
2. On the paper page that opens, click Confirm.
3. If you’re prompted to log in or sign up, follow the steps to create an Academia.edu account (you need an account to claim co-authorship).

After you confirm, the paper will be connected to your profile as a co-authored work, and you’ll be able to access paper-related features (like Analytics) through your account.

Reasons why you might want to create an account:

• Papers on Academia.edu are cited more often than papers not on Academia.edu. Here's a link to our study.
• Academia.edu has over 30 million researchers who will be able to view, read, download, and share the papers on your profile.
• Using Academia.edu's analytics, you can track how often your papers are viewed and downloaded around the world.
• Academia.edu pages routinely show up on the first page (or even top 5 search results) for names of specific professors and papers.
• You can create discussions and request feedback on your work from your colleagues and users from around the world, where they can add their ideas and suggestions.

If you don’t recognize the paper or author

1. In the email, click View paper to review the paper you were tagged on.
2. If it’s not your work (or you don’t know the author), click the link in the email that says you don’t know them.

If you don’t see that link, you can safely ignore the email.

If you don’t want to create an Academia.edu account

You can ignore the email. Joining is free if you change your mind!

If you want to stop receiving co-author emails

Click the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the email.