{"id":10,"date":"2026-08-09T21:28:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T21:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-08-09T22:02:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T22:02:53","slug":"membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=10","title":{"rendered":"Membership &#8211; USD 94\/month"},"content":{"rendered":"        <div class=\"aca-wrap aca-page-membership\">\n            <div class=\"aca-hero\">\n                <img src=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/wp-content\/plugins\/aca-academic-commission-v2\/assets\/images\/banners\/membership.webp\" alt=\"Membership - USD 94\/month - Academic Commission of Academicians\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\">\n            <\/div>\n\n            <nav class=\"aca-quicknav\" aria-label=\"ACA quick navigation\"><a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/\">Home<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=10\">Membership<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=13\">Career Pathways<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=22\">Research<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=27\">Opportunities<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=31\">Disciplines<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=36\">Community<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=43\">Downloads<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=12\">Portal<\/a><\/nav>            \n            <section class=\"aca-intro\">\n                <p class=\"aca-kicker\">Academic Commission of Academicians | aca.edu.ge<\/p>\n                <h1>Membership - USD 94\/month<\/h1>\n                <p class=\"aca-lead\">ACA membership is designed as an active academic development service, not simply a name on a member list. For USD 94 per month, members gain access to the Academician Portal and a coordinated set of resources for profile building, publication planning, academic career development, university opportunities and member support.<\/p>\n                <div class=\"aca-audience\"><strong>Designed for:<\/strong> Doctoral graduates, academics, researchers and future academic leaders who want continuing structure, resources and support for their academic career.<\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n                    <section class=\"aca-pricing\">\n            <div class=\"aca-price-card\">\n                <p class=\"aca-kicker\">ACA Academic Membership<\/p>\n                <div class=\"aca-price\"><span>$<\/span>94<small>\/month<\/small><\/div>\n                <ul>\n                    <li>Academician Portal access<\/li>\n                    <li>Dean-led academic guidance<\/li>\n                    <li>Publication and pathway resources<\/li>\n                    <li>CV, dossier and document organization<\/li>\n                    <li>Academic opportunities and collaboration<\/li>\n                    <li>Downloadable guides and checklists<\/li>\n                <\/ul>\n                                    <a class=\"aca-btn aca-btn-gold\" href=\"https:\/\/buy.stripe.com\/28E14ogFJeWrgXw0PCbbG3I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Activate Membership with Stripe<\/a>\n                                <p class=\"aca-small\">Universities do not pay a platform fee to submit legitimate faculty needs.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"aca-register-panel\">\n                                    <h3>Create your Academician account before payment<\/h3>\n                    <p>This makes membership activation faster and gives you the login you will use for the portal.<\/p>\n                            <form class=\"aca-form\" method=\"post\" action=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/wp-admin\/admin-post.php\">\n            <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"action\" value=\"aca_register\">\n            <input type=\"hidden\" id=\"aca_nonce\" name=\"aca_nonce\" value=\"614b956429\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fpages%2F10\" \/>            <div class=\"aca-form-row\">\n                <label>First name<input type=\"text\" name=\"first_name\" required><\/label>\n                <label>Last name<input type=\"text\" name=\"last_name\" required><\/label>\n            <\/div>\n            <label>Email address<input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" required><\/label>\n            <label>Password<input type=\"password\" name=\"password\" minlength=\"8\" required><\/label>\n            <button class=\"aca-btn aca-btn-gold\" type=\"submit\">Create ACA Account<\/button>\n        <\/form>\n                                    <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n        \n            <section class=\"aca-section\">\n                <div class=\"aca-section-heading\">\n                    <span>01<\/span>\n                    <div><h2>What this area helps you build<\/h2><p>Practical academic development is easier when the work is divided into clear, reviewable components.<\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"aca-card-grid\">\n                                            <article class=\"aca-card\">\n                            <div class=\"aca-card-number\">01<\/div>\n                            <p>Academician Portal access for profile, CV, diploma and document organization, publication tracking and academic progress monitoring.<\/p>\n                        <\/article>\n                                            <article class=\"aca-card\">\n                            <div class=\"aca-card-number\">02<\/div>\n                            <p>Associate Professor and Professor pathway resources, including ACA&#039;s internal 20-article and 40-article portfolio benchmarks and related checklists.<\/p>\n                        <\/article>\n                                            <article class=\"aca-card\">\n                            <div class=\"aca-card-number\">03<\/div>\n                            <p>Publication and dossier support, including journal strategy, manuscript preparation resources, CV organization and promotion-file guidance.<\/p>\n                        <\/article>\n                                            <article class=\"aca-card\">\n                            <div class=\"aca-card-number\">04<\/div>\n                            <p>Academic opportunity access, community connection, research collaboration resources and visibility within an active scholarly network.<\/p>\n                        <\/article>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n                    <section class=\"aca-section aca-longform\">\n            <div class=\"aca-section-heading\">\n                <span>+<\/span>\n                <div><h2>Detailed academic guidance for Membership - USD 94\/month<\/h2><p>This page is designed to be used as a working academic reference, not only as a short introduction.<\/p><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <p>The practical value of <strong>Membership - USD 94\/month<\/strong> comes from connecting the immediate objective with the wider academic record. ACA membership is designed as an active academic development service, not simply a name on a member list. For USD 94 per month, members gain access to the Academician Portal and a coordinated set of resources for profile building, publication planning, academic career development, university opportunities and member support. ACA therefore encourages members to treat this area as part of an integrated portfolio: qualifications, publications, teaching, research, service, leadership, collaboration and professional evidence should reinforce one another rather than exist as disconnected items.<\/p>\n            <p>For Doctoral graduates, academics, researchers and future academic leaders who want continuing structure, resources and support for their academic career., the strongest approach is usually to begin with evidence already available, identify what is missing, and then set a realistic sequence of actions. The platform is intended to reduce uncertainty by making the next step visible. It does not reward unnecessary complexity; a clear, accurate and well-organized academic record is more useful than a large collection of documents that a reviewer cannot quickly understand.<\/p>\n            <p>Academician Portal access for profile, CV, diploma and document organization, publication tracking and academic progress monitoring. Associate Professor and Professor pathway resources, including ACA&#039;s internal 20-article and 40-article portfolio benchmarks and related checklists. Publication and dossier support, including journal strategy, manuscript preparation resources, CV organization and promotion-file guidance. Academic opportunity access, community connection, research collaboration resources and visibility within an active scholarly network. These focus areas should be documented as they develop. A publication should have accurate bibliographic details; a teaching activity should be supported by appropriate records; leadership or service should be described in terms of actual responsibilities; and institutional relationships should be represented precisely. This evidence-based approach protects the member's credibility and makes later applications, consultations and reviews more efficient.<\/p>\n            <h3>Evidence, quality and professional presentation<\/h3>\n            <p>ACA members are encouraged to maintain a master academic record inside the Academician Portal and then create shorter, purpose-specific versions for individual opportunities. This avoids repeatedly rebuilding the same history while still allowing each application or institutional conversation to be tailored to its own criteria. When a target institution has specific rules, those rules should be mapped against the member's master record so that missing items can be identified early.<\/p>\n            <p>Quality is considered across the whole profile. Publication counts can be useful planning milestones, but quality, relevance, research continuity, ethical authorship, teaching contribution, leadership and scholarly impact all matter when a serious academic profile is reviewed. ACA's role is to help members see these components together and prepare them in a form that supports legitimate institutional evaluation.<\/p>\n        <\/section>\n        \n            <section class=\"aca-section aca-section-alt\">\n                <div class=\"aca-section-heading\">\n                    <span>02<\/span>\n                    <div><h2>A practical way to move forward<\/h2><p>ACA emphasizes sequence, evidence and consistency rather than rushed academic decisions.<\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"aca-steps\">\n                                            <div class=\"aca-step\">\n                            <div class=\"aca-step-index\">1<\/div>\n                            <div><h3>Step 1<\/h3><p>Create your ACA account so the membership can be linked to your academic profile.<\/p><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"aca-step\">\n                            <div class=\"aca-step-index\">2<\/div>\n                            <div><h3>Step 2<\/h3><p>Complete the secure Stripe subscription at USD 94 per month.<\/p><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"aca-step\">\n                            <div class=\"aca-step-index\">3<\/div>\n                            <div><h3>Step 3<\/h3><p>After payment confirmation, membership access is activated and the Academician Portal becomes available.<\/p><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"aca-step\">\n                            <div class=\"aca-step-index\">4<\/div>\n                            <div><h3>Step 4<\/h3><p>Build the profile, publication tracker and development plan, then use ACA resources throughout the membership period.<\/p><\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n\n            <section class=\"aca-section\">\n                <div class=\"aca-section-heading\">\n                    <span>03<\/span>\n                    <div><h2>What you can gain from the process<\/h2><p>The goal is a stronger academic record that is easier to understand, update and use.<\/p><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <ul class=\"aca-outcomes\">\n                                            <li>One place to manage the evidence behind your academic career.<\/li>\n                                            <li>Clear development pathways and measurable publication milestones.<\/li>\n                                            <li>Access to academic opportunity and collaboration channels that complement traditional job searching.<\/li>\n                                            <li>Continuing support for the practical work required to move from qualification to stronger academic standing.<\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/section>\n\n                    <section class=\"aca-section aca-action-guide\">\n            <h2>Turning this page into an academic action plan<\/h2>\n            <p>Reading guidance is only useful when it changes what happens next. Begin by converting the process above into dated tasks. Your first task can be: <strong>Create your ACA account so the membership can be linked to your academic profile.<\/strong>. Once that is complete, move to the next documented step rather than opening several unrelated projects at the same time. This staged method makes progress easier to measure and gives an academic mentor enough information to provide useful feedback.<\/p>\n            <p>Use the Academician Portal as the evidence layer for this plan. Update publications, profile information and relevant files when something changes, not only when an application deadline is approaching. A current portfolio makes it possible to respond more quickly to faculty opportunities, collaboration invitations and institutional reviews, and it reduces the risk of inconsistent dates or missing records.<\/p>\n            <p>The expected result is practical: One place to manage the evidence behind your academic career. Clear development pathways and measurable publication milestones. Access to academic opportunity and collaboration channels that complement traditional job searching. Continuing support for the practical work required to move from qualification to stronger academic standing. ACA members should periodically review these outcomes and ask whether the current research, publication and career activity is actually moving the portfolio in that direction. If it is not, the plan should be adjusted before time is spent on work that does not support the intended academic goal.<\/p>\n            <p>Finally, keep the distinction between <em>preparation<\/em> and <em>formal decision<\/em> clear. ACA can help members prepare, organize, improve and connect. Universities, academic committees and other competent bodies retain authority over their own appointments, promotions, admissions, recognition and regulatory requirements. A strong portfolio does not remove that independent review; it makes the candidate better prepared for it.<\/p>\n        <\/section>\n        \n            \n            <section class=\"aca-cta\">\n                <div>\n                    <p class=\"aca-kicker\">Your next academic step can begin now<\/p>\n                    <h2>Create your account and activate ACA membership today. The sooner your academic record is organized, the sooner you can work strategically on what comes next.<\/h2>\n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"aca-cta-actions\">\n                    <a class=\"aca-btn aca-btn-gold\" href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=10\">Join ACA - $94\/month<\/a>\n                    <a class=\"aca-btn aca-btn-outline\" href=\"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/?page_id=48\">Ask ACA<\/a>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/section>\n        <\/div>\n        \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":7}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":128,"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10\/revisions\/128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aca.edu.ge\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}