diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 62c4c78b5b..53bd7065a9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 language: julia
+
+notifications:
+  email: false
+
 os:
   - linux
   - osx
@@ -6,11 +10,10 @@ julia:
   - 0.7
   - 1.0
   - nightly
-matrix:
-  allow_failures:
-    julia: nightly
-notifications:
-  email: false
+stages:
+  - build
+  - coverage
+  - documentation
 
 after_success:
   - julia -e 'import Pkg; Pkg.add("Coverage"); using Coverage; Codecov.submit(process_folder()); Coveralls.submit(process_folder())'
@@ -21,8 +24,19 @@ branches:
     - /^v\d+\.\d+(\.\d+)?(-\S*)?$/
 
 jobs:
+  allow_failures:
+    julia: nightly
   include:
-    - stage: "Documentation"
+    - stage: build
+      julia: 1.0
+      os: linux
+    - stage: coverage
+      julia: 1.0
+      os: linux
+      script:
+        - julia -e 'using Pkg; Pkg.add("Coverage"); using Coverage; Coveralls.submit(process_folder())'
+      after_success: skip
+    - stage: documentation
       julia: 1.0
       os: linux
       script:
diff --git a/docs/make.jl b/docs/make.jl
index 289a5ec0b6..208438a157 100644
--- a/docs/make.jl
+++ b/docs/make.jl
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ makedocs(
         "mixture.md",
         "fit.md",
         "extends.md",
+        "contributing.md",
     ]
 )
 
diff --git a/docs/src/contributing.md b/docs/src/contributing.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50293f2065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/src/contributing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# Contributing
+
+This page details the some of the guidelines that should be followed when contributing to this package.
+
+### Reporting issues & discussing
+
+1. If you need explanation on how to do X, Y using Distributions,
+feel free to ask on the Julia [Discourse](https://discourse.julialang.org/c/domain/stats)
+or [Slack](https://julialang.slack.com), get an invitation
+[here](https://slackinvite.julialang.org/).
+
+2. If you have a bug linked with Distributions, check that it has
+not been reported yet on the issues of the repository.
+If not, you can file a new issue, add your version of the package
+which you can obtain with this command in the Julia REPL:
+```julia
+julia> ]status Distributions
+```
+
+Be exhaustive in your report, give the summary of the bug,
+a Minimal Working Example (MWE), what happens and what you
+expected to happen.
+
+### Workflow with Git and GitHub
+
+To contribute to the package, fork the repository on GitHub,
+clone it and make modifications on a new branch,
+**do not commit modifications on master**.
+Once your changes are made, push them on your fork and create the
+Pull Request on the main repository.
+
+### Requirements
+
+Distributions is a central package which many rely on,
+the following are required for contributions to be accepted:
+1. Docstrings must be added to all interface and non-trivial functions.
+2. Tests validating the modified behavior in the `test` folder. If new test files are added, do not forget to add them in `test/runtests.jl`. Cover possible edge cases. Run the tests locally before submitting the PR.
+3. At the end of the tests, `Test.detect_ambiguities(Distributions)` is run to check method ambiguities. Verify that your modified code did not yield method ambiguities.
+4. Make according modifications to the `docs` folder, build the documentation locally with `$ julia docs/make.jl`, verify that your modifications display correctly and did not yield warnings.
+
+## Style Guide
+
+Follow the style of the surrounding text when making changes. When adding new features please try to stick to the following points whenever applicable.
+
+### Julia
+
+  * 4-space indentation;
+  * modules spanning entire files should not be indented, but modules that have surrounding code should;
+  * no blank lines at the start or end of files;
+  * do not manually align syntax such as `=` or `::` over adjacent lines;
+  * use `function ... end` when a method definition contains more than one toplevel expression;
+  * related short-form method definitions don't need a new line between them;
+  * unrelated or long-form method definitions must have a blank line separating each one;
+  * surround all binary operators with whitespace except for `::`, `^`, and `:`;
+  * files containing a single `module ... end` must be named after the module;
+  * method arguments should be ordered based on the amount of usage within the method body;
+  * methods extended from other modules must follow their inherited argument order, not the above rule;
+  * explicit `return` should be preferred except in short-form method definitions;
+  * avoid dense expressions where possible e.g. prefer nested `if`s over complex nested `?`s;
+  * include a trailing `,` in vectors, tuples, or method calls that span several lines;
+  * do not use multiline comments (`#=` and `=#`);
+  * wrap long lines as near to 92 characters as possible, this includes docstrings;
+  * follow the standard naming conventions used in `Base`.
+
+### Markdown
+
+  * Use unbalanced `#` headers, i.e. no `#` on the right hand side of the header text;
+  * include a single blank line between toplevel blocks;
+  * unordered lists must use `*` bullets with two preceding spaces;
+  * do *not* hard wrap lines;
+  * use emphasis (`*`) and bold (`**`) sparingly;
+  * always use fenced code blocks instead of indented blocks;
+  * follow the conventions outlined in the Julia documentation page on documentation.