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prepublication

prepublication

1 5.6
An early copy of a work or the time before its official release
  • noun
  • /ˌpriːˈpʌblɪˌkeɪʃən/
translation icon : prepublicación
  • Prepublication data can be password protected to limit access, and a hash code is provided for each data record to facilitate peer review and data referencing in journals.

Examples

  • My goal during my prepublication period had been to have a fresh chapter to bring to my weekly critique group.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Our team thus developed seven-item indices for this purpose, as well as a Time Quality measure, six items expressing satisfaction with what one does in one's spare time (all three available from the author and described in a prepublication manuscript).

    Academic text (1998)
  • With rare exceptions, data should be made available online after a prepublication period of two to three years.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Peer review is a process done prepublication by someone's peers.

    Blog text (13)
  • A "green" open access model does not charge an author fee, but encourages the author to self-archive a prepublication in an open repository.

    Academic text (2015)
  • "On this particular occasion, unfortunately, our prepublication processes failed," PLOS's executive editor, Veronique Kiermer, said in an interview.

    Academic text (2016)
  • The author wishes to thank Donna Desrochers and Jane Wellman for providing a prepublication copy of their Delta Project data for this study.

    Academic text (2012)
  • To receive information or reserve a copy at prepublication discount, contact Ann Miller, BioCycle, 419 State Avenue, Emmaus, PA 18049.

    Academic text (2001)
  • As an example, Genette offers the chapter headings in Ulysses, which appeared in its prepublication in installment form and made explicit their relationship with different episodes from the Odyssey.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The researchers released a prepublication version of their study for feedback before the official launch.

Synonyms

draft
vsprepublication
  • Specialized
245 3.7

An early version of a document or plan

is limited to versions or the period before formal publication
draft copy
vsprepublication
1 3.4

A first written version that will be changed before the final one

includes both that version and the time before official release

How Published

publication
130 3.2
proof
  • Specialized
14 5.1
prepublication
1 5.6
preprint
  • Specialized
1 5.1
draft
  • Specialized
245 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

prepublication = prepublication (semi-transparent) = pre + publicat + ion

The adjectival meaning 'before publication' is clear, but the noun use for a draft, copy, or stage is somewhat specialized and metonymic.

Etymology

Prepublication comes from pre- 'before' and publication 'making something public'. As a noun, a prepublication is a copy or the period 'before' a work is officially published.