Prepublication refers to the period of time before a publication or release of a document or work. There are several synonyms for prepublication, including pre-release, pre-print, pre-publicity, pre-launch, and pre-promotion. Pre-release is a term commonly used in the music industry to describe an album that hasn't been released yet, while pre-print is often used in the academic realm referring to a paper that hasn't been peer-reviewed. Pre-publicity and pre-promotion are commonly used in advertising and marketing, respectively, to generate hype before the actual release of a product. Pre-launch is used in the business world to describe the period leading up to a product release.