epub ahead of print

noun

A version of an academic journal article that has been accepted and published online (typically without volume and issue numbers) before being finally published by the journal.

Meanings

nounepub ahead of print (plural epubs ahead of print or epub ahead of prints)

plural epubs ahead of print · plural epub ahead of prints

  1. A version of an academic journal article that has been accepted and published online (typically without volume and issue numbers) before being finally published by the journal.
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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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