Catholic Theological Union
Paul Bechtold Library
Office of the Directorhttp://www.ctu.edu/library/publications
United States
Primary Contact:
Melody Layton McMahon
Director of the Library
773-371-5460
Program Overview
Paul Bechtold Library Publishing supports open access and sustainable scholarship in the field of theology and practical ministry.
Year publishing activities began: 2011
Organization: highly collaborative, experimental, and non-hierarchical work of library director and electronic resources librarian
Total FTE in support of publishing activities: professional staff (.3)
Funding sources (%): library operating budget (100)
Stage of publishing efforts (1–5):
Open access focus (1–5):
Advisory/editorial board:
Publishing Activities
Library-administered university press publications in 2015:
Library publications in 2015: campus-based faculty-driven journals (1); campus-based student-driven journals (1); journals produced under contract/MOU for external groups (1); ETDs (12)
Number of open access titles:
Number of paid titles:
Number of hybrid titles:
Media formats: text; images
Disciplinary specialties: theology; practical ministry
Top publications: New Theology Review; Theophilus
Percentage of journals that are peer reviewed: 3
Percentage of journals assessing article processing charges (APCs):
Internal partners: campus departments or programs; graduate students
External partners: one current partner in pre-publication stage of journal
Publishing platform(s): CONTENTdm; OJS
Digital preservation strategy: digital preservation services under discussion; plan to use OJS CLOCKSS
Additional services: copy-editing; marketing; outreach; training; cataloging; ISSN registry; DOI assignment/allocation of identifiers; peer review management; author copyright advisory; digitization
Additional Information
Plans for expansion/future directions: Plan to begin publishing faculty monographs. Have one non-CTU journal in pre-publication phase. Would be willing to publish more non-CTU journals or conference papers that fit our mission.View All Entries