Journal of Public Policy & Marketing For more than 20 years, Journal of Public Policy & Marketing has adopted the noteworthy mission of publishing thoughtful articles on how marketing practice shapes and is shaped by societally important factors such as ecology, safety, health, consumer vulnerability, deregulation, privacy, and the legal and regulatory environments. Print ISSN: 0743-9156 Online ISSN: 1547-7207  Frequency: Semiannual Current Volume: 27 Journal of Public Policy & Marketing is a forum for the findings, research, and discussion of marketing subjects that relate to both industry and government. JPP&M serves a growing interest group and illustrates the contribution that marketing plays in the legal and regulatory venue. Published every six months, JPP&M’s peer-reviewed articles help marketing professionals, professors, and students keep abreast of the latest government regulations and legal standards regarding marketing practices. Every article, written by scholars from fields such as economics, consumer affairs, government, marketing, and public policy, contains new perspectives, empirical results, and research methods. JPP&M also seeks to publish careful analyses of how well consumers’ needs are being met as they strive to improve the quality of their lives and make efficient choices against a backdrop of sophisticated and innovative marketing activity. JPP&M''s editorial review board represents members from leading universities as well as the Federal Trade Commission and the Food and Drug Administration. Finally, JPP&M includes the following department:  Essays & Commentaries: Experts interpret past and current events and provide forecasts for the future. Click here to view the latest issue of JPP&M. Visit the Academic Resource Center (ARC) for content devoted to the needs of marketing educators and doctoral students. The ARC features course materials, research tools, information on conferences and events, and other items of interest to the academic community. Announcements Report: JPP&M Leader in Cutting-Edge Research The Journal of Public Policy & Marketing is proud to announce that in the recent SSCI (2006) data, JPP&M has the highest Immediacy Index of all business journals. The Immediacy Index, which measures how quickly research is cited, is indicative of the cutting-edge research found in JPP&M.  Call for Papers: Consumption Constraints: Implications for Consumer Welfare and Public Policy JPP&M invites scholarly articles that address consumption constraints for a special issue of the journal. Articles may be theoretical or empirical and may employ traditional or innovative research methods that tackle compelling issues that are relevant to consumption constraints. Research for this section of JPP&M should have the potential to reduce consumers’ vulnerabilities, transform consumers’ lives, and contribute to public policy. The manuscript submission deadline is April 1, 2008. Click here for more details. Call for Papers: Stakeholder Marketing: Beyond the Four Ps and the Consumer There is an urgent need for new research that looks beyond customers as the target of marketing activities and firms as the primary intended beneficiary to understand the impact of marketing activities on a host of other actors. JPP&M invites full-length, scholarly articles and shorter thought pieces that address such topics. The manuscript submission deadline is August 31, 2008. Click here for more details.  Feature: AMA Journals in the News Visit the "AMA Journals in the News" page for links to coverage of AMA Journal articles from mainstream media outlets, university Web sites, and other resources. To subscribe, AMA members may click here or call 800-AMA-1150 (or 312-542-9000). Nonmembers may click here, call 800-633-4931 (outside the United States: 205-995-1567), or e-mail amasubs@ebsco.com.