Rules Illustration (IMAGE) Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology Caption Basic rules of data coding included in the guidelines, taking cognate coding in wordlists as an example. (a) illustrates why long tables should be favored throughout all applications. (b) underlines the importance of anticipating multiple tables along with metadata indicating how they should be linked. Credit Forkel et al. 2018. Cross-Linguistic Data Formats, advancing data sharing and re-use in comparative linguistics. <i>Scientific Data</i>. Usage Restrictions This image may only be used in the context of reporting on this publication and with appropriate credit information. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.