The Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Criminology (JTPC) is an e-journal affiliated with the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Indiana State University. This bi-annual, peer-reviewed publication is scheduled to release its first Issue, commencing Winter 2009. JTPC examines all facets of law, crime, punishment, justice – from the interpersonal to the institutional, from the communal to the global. The Journal especially welcomes the submission of unsolicited manuscripts that incorporate the theoretical and/or methodological contributions of existential-phenomenology; social constructionist; GLBT theory; postmodernism, deconstructionism, and semiotics; critical feminist and/or race-based analyses; anarchism; peacemaking and restorative justice, and all others perspectives that seek to specify the philosophical and cultural foundations of criminology and criminological practice/policy.

The Editorial Board of JTPC consists of an internationally renowned group of scholars; including, among others, Ken Adams, Robert Agnew, Bruce Arrigo, Gregg Barak, Michael Braswell, Jeff Ferrell, John Fuller, Mark Hamm, Jack Katz, Ronnie Lippens Hans Toch, Chris Aanstoos, Fred Wertz, and Terry Kupers. The first Issue of the calendar year will focus on thematic and theoretical considerations that relate to criminology, criminal justice, and offender treatment. The second Issue will focus on thematic and theoretical concerns linked to qualitative research and other methodological matters. Subsequent thematic and theoretical Issues will be planned, subject to the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief and the Editorial Board. Proposals for the same are certainly welcomed.

Examples of thematic and theoretical issues examined in JTPC include the following:

Each article should be no longer than 30-35 pages in length including all reference information, and should be double-spaced in New Times Roman 12 pt. Those authors whose submissions are initially accepted for publication will also be invited to participate in the 1^st "Contemporary Themes in Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Offender Treatment" Conference, to be held on October 17^th and 18^th at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN. Day one of the conference will focus on conceptual and research related to gangs and gang activity. Day two of the conference will focus exclusively on the thematic concerns of the journal. My intention is to have three conference sessions that will be chosen from the above list of topic themes.