Contributions are split into two kinds. Contributions to the taxonomic backbone consist of nomenclatural data along with placement names within the classification, either as accepted names of taxa or as synonyms. Content contributions consiste of all other forms of data from published works.

All Contributors

Version 2.07 of the WFO General Guidelines for Data Contributors, as approved by the WFO Council April 2019, is available for download as a PDF here.

Taxonomic Contributors

Taxonomic Contributor’s Guide is being updated and its curent draft version is available here: Draft Taxonomic Contributor Guide

Content Contributors

Version 2.04 of the WFO Guidelines for Content Data Contributors, as approved by the WFO Council in April 2019, is available for download as a PDF here.