Supplement to Very Important Paper (2026)

A primer on your dataset's description

The influence of proper documentation on the reusability of research data should not be underestimated!
In order to help others understand how to interpret and reuse your data, we provide you with a few questions to help you structure your dataset's description (though please don't feel obligated to stick to them):

Context and methodology

• What is the research domain or project in which this dataset was created?
• What is the purpose of this dataset?
• How was this dataset created?

Technical details

• What is the structure of this dataset? Do the folders and files follow a certain naming convention?
• Is any specific software required to open and work with this dataset?
• Are there any additional resources available regarding the dataset, e.g. documentation, source code, etc.?

Further details

• Is there anything else that other people may need to know when they want to reuse the dataset?