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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0306</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2020-07-21</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>1</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001583648</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>PIERIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>PIRS</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001591986</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Aquilo Capital Management, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>ONE LETTERMAN DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE D4900, BUILDING D</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAN FRANCISCO</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>94129</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, $0.001 par value</value>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2020-07-21</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value></value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>1900000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>2.95</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>3675530</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See footnotes</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The reporting persons are Aquilo Capital Management, LLC (&quot;Aquilo&quot;) and Marc R. Schneidman. Aquilo is the general partner and investment adviser of investment funds that hold these securities directly for the benefit of their investors. Aquilo may be deemed to beneficially own such securities indirectly as the investment adviser and general partner of those funds, and Mr. Schneidman may be deemed to beneficially own them indirectly as the control person of Aquilo. Each of Aquilo and Mr. Schneidman disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Aquilo Capital Management, LLC By: Managing Member, /s/ Marc Schneidman</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-07-22</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
