Glasgow University Dialectic Society - Groundings

The society produces Groundings, an interdisciplinary journal publishing work in the humanities, arts, and social sciences.

Groundings was established by the Society in 2007 and has since been published annually in September. The purpose of the journal is to provide an opportunity for undergraduate students at the University to have their work peer-reviewed and published in an accessible academic resource as a stepping stone to publication in more mainstream scholarly journals. As such, all entries are written by undergraduate students, and the editorial board is made up of undergraduates, although there exists an advisory panel mainly comprising academics of the University drawn from a range of disciplines.

There are generally around six articles per volume, each written and peer-reviewed by undergraduate students, and each volume of the journal follows a theme, to which it is intended the articles in that volume will relate. The theme for the first volume was "Identity and Commemoration", and for the second volume, "Individuals, institutions, and the relations between them". The themes used are intentionally broad in order to accommodate the largest variety possible between submissions, whilst ensuring each volume retains a sense of inherent direction.

The journal is produced in paper and electronic form, with initial funding for publication provided by the Chancellor's Fund. Print copies are made available to a number of depositories in the United Kingdom, including the Glasgow University Library, and the journal is available to read online at the Society's website.