Ryan Scherle, Data Repository Architect for Dryad Digital Repository discusses Dryad's data citation practices and then leads a discussion aimed at developing more standard practices for citation worldwide. Dryad is an international repository of data underlying peer-reviewed articles in the basic and applied biosciences. Dryad enables scientists to validate published findings, explore new analysis methodologies, repurpose data for research questions unanticipated by the original authors, and perform synthetic studies. Dryad is governed by a consortium of journals that collaboratively promote data archiving and ensure the sustainability of the repository.