Groundings
Glasgow University Union · United Kingdom · Est. 2007
Aims & Scope
Groundings' editorial process conforms to a double-blind peer review. Fully anonymised submissions are reviewed in first instance by members of the Editorial Board, then secondarily by our Academic Advisory Board (consisting largely of Univeristy faculty members). Groundings aims to publish the best work of the Undergraduate academic community at the University of Glasgow. Working in co-operation with the University Vice-Chancellor's office & Glasgow Open Journals, we accept submissions in the arts, humanities and social sciences, and exist as a unique opportunity for Undergrads to publish their work. Submissions should generally be between 2,700-4,000 words in length (excluding references), and may be any form of academic work. Please note we do not accept opinion pieces or any like form. Groundings operates as a completely free-of-charge Journal, in-line with our aims of broadening access to the Undergraduate community. There are no charges for submission, editing, page counts or any other area. Groundings publishes both in print, and online on this platform. Authors are provided with a copy of the Journal free of charge, which they may do what they wish (keep, lodge with a library/other repository ect.). Authors are free to distribute any issue or form of their work to any institution or repository they see fit. Groundings distributes its volumes to the UK's National Legal Deposit Libraries through the Agency for the Legal Deposit Libraries and the British Library. Groundings Undergraduate Academic Journal (Groundings Undergraduate, Groundings UG) is an accredited academic journal at the University of Glasgow, supported by the Glasgow University Union Board of Management and the University Chancellor's Office.
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Publication & Citation Trend
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Frequently asked questions about Groundings
Is Groundings a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Groundings: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 52/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.
What is the impact factor of Groundings?
Groundings is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.15.
Is Groundings indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Groundings is indexed in DOAJ.
What is the aims and scope of Groundings?
Groundings' editorial process conforms to a double-blind peer review. Fully anonymised submissions are reviewed in first instance by members of the Editorial Board, then secondarily by our Academic Advisory Board (consisting largely of Univeristy faculty members). Groundings aims to publish the best work of the Undergraduate academic community at the University of Glasgow. Working in co-operation with the University Vice-Chancellor's office & Glasgow Open Journals, we accept submissions in the arts, humanities and social sciences, and exist as a unique opportunity for Undergrads to publish the
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