📄 Early version 📝 Before release

prepublication

5.9

Existing or available before a work's official release

adjective
/ˌpriːˈpʌblɪˌkeɪʃən/

: prepublicación

Researchers often request prepublication feedback to improve their manuscripts before release.

Examples

A prepublication proof was sent to the editor for a final check.
The prepublication report was shared with the team.
The author shared a prepublication version of the article with selected reviewers.
We reviewed the prepublication materials carefully.
The author shared a prepublication version of the article with selected reviewers.
Researchers often request prepublication feedback to improve their manuscripts before release.
A prepublication proof was sent to the editor for a final check.

Antonyms

published

3.0

Made available to the public in print or online

How Published

publication

130 3.2

prepublication

5.9

proof

Specialized

14 5.1

preprint

Specialized

1 5.1

draft

Specialized

245 3.7

Surface Forms

prepublication positive

Morphology

prepublication = publication (transparent) = pre + publicat + ion

Adding 'pre-' to 'publication' straightforwardly gives the meaning 'before publication'.

Etymology

Prepublication breaks into pre- 'before' and publication 'making something public'. So prepublication describes something like a draft or proof that exists 'before' the work is officially released.