Catholic Theological Union
Paul Bechtold Library
Office of the Directorhttp://www.ctu.edu/library/publications
United States
Primary Contact:
Khristine Veldheer
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: centralized library publishing unit/department
Total FTE in support of publishing activities: professional staff (.6)
Funding sources (%): library operating budget (100)
Stage of publishing efforts (1–5): Established 5
Open access focus (1–5): 5
Advisory/editorial board: n
Publishing Activities
Library-administered university press publications in 2018: 6
Library publications in 2018: campus-based faculty-driven journals (2); campus-based student-driven journals (1); journals produced under contract/MOU for external groups (1); ETDs (12); monographs (1)
Number of open access titles: journals (3); monographs (1)
Number of paid titles: journals (0); monographs (0)
Number of hybrid titles: journals (0); monographs (0)
Media formats: text; images
Disciplinary specialties: theology; practical ministry
Top publications: New Theology Review (journal); Theophilus (Journal); JAANATE (Journal); Married in Mission (Monograph)
Percentage of journals that are peer reviewed: 100
Percentage of journals assessing article processing charges (APCs): 0
Internal partners: campus departments or programs; graduate students
External partners: one scholarly society
Publishing platform(s): CONTENTdm; OJS;OMP
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 publish more monographs. Would be willing to publish more non-CTU journals or conference papers that fit our mission.View All Entries