Time to go back and prepare for publication (4)
I believe the answer is:
edit
'prepare for publication' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'time to go back' is the wordplay.
'time' becomes 'tide'.
'to go back' is a reversal indicator.
'tide' in reverse letter order is 'EDIT'.
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for edit that I've seen before include "Revise - expurgate" , "Prep for press" , "Prepare (material) for publishing" , "Amend text" , "Adjust text" .)