diff --git a/spec/filters.yaml b/spec/filters.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..46a668730b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/filters.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# These ISSNs are ignored when checking for duplicate ISSNs
+ISSN:
+- 1662-453X
+- 1663-9812
+- 1664-042X
+- 1664-0640
+- 1664-1078
+- 1664-2295
+- 1664-2392
+- 1664-302X
+- 1664-3224
+- 1664-462X
+- 1664-8021
+- 2234-943X
+- 0036-8075
+- 1095-9203
+- 1359-4184
+- 1476-5578
+- 1097-6256
+- 1047-7594
+- 1546-1726
+- 2108-6419
+- 0035-2969
+- 1958-5691
+- 0943-8610
+- 2194-508X
+- 0223-5099
+- 0322-8916
+- 1805-6555
+- 1899-0665
+- 0305-1048
+- 1362-4962
+- 0042-7306
+- 1783-1830
+- 1438-5627
+- 0353-6483
+- 1855-8399
+
+# These titles are ignored when checking for duplicate titles
+TITLES: []
+# - example title 1
+# - example title 2
+
+# These styles are ignored when checking for valid citation-formats
+CITATION_FORMAT:
+- bibtex
+- blank
+- national-archives-of-australia
+
+# These styles are ignored when checking for unused macros
+UNUSED_MACROS:
+- apa-annotated-bibliography
+- apa-cv
+- apa-numeric-superscript
+- apa-numeric-superscript-brackets
+- apa-with-abstract
+- chicago-annotated-bibliography
+- chicago-author-date
+- chicago-author-date-16th-edition
+- chicago-library-list
+- chicago-note-bibliography-16th-edition
+- chicago-note-bibliography-with-ibid
+- chicago-note-bibliography
+- taylor-and-francis-chicago-author-date
+- turabian-author-date
+
+# These files and directories are ignored when checking for extra files
+EXTRA_FILES:
+- CONTRIBUTING.md
+- Gemfile
+- Gemfile.lock
+- README.md
+- dependent
+- Rakefile
+- renamed-styles.json
+- REQUESTING.md
+- STYLE_DEVELOPMENT.md
+- STYLE_REQUIREMENTS.md
+- QUALITY_CONTROL.md
+
+# These directories and their contents are ignored when checking for extra files
+EXTRA_FILES_DIRECTORY:
+- spec
+- vendor
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index 81f376abd07..2130dc20ced 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -5,59 +5,12 @@
 
 ISSN = Hash.new { |h,k| h[k] = [] }
 TITLES = Hash.new { |h,k| h[k] = [] }
-
-# These ISSNs are ignored when checking for duplicate ISSNs
-ISSN_FILTER = %w{
-  1662-453X 1663-9812 1664-042X 1664-0640 1664-1078 1664-2295
-  1664-2392 1664-302X 1664-3224 1664-462X 1664-8021 2234-943X
-  0036-8075 1095-9203 1359-4184 1476-5578 1097-6256 1047-7594
-  1546-1726 2108-6419 0035-2969 1958-5691 0943-8610 2194-508X
-  0223-5099 0322-8916 1805-6555 1899-0665 0305-1048 1362-4962
-  0042-7306 1783-1830 1438-5627 0353-6483 1855-8399 0001-4966
-  1520-8524
-}
-
-# These titles are ignored when checking for duplicate titles
-TITLES_FILTER = [
-  # 'example title 1',
-  # 'example title 2'
-]
-
-# These styles are ignored when checking for valid citation-formats
-CITATION_FORMAT_FILTER = %w{
-  bibtex blank national-archives-of-australia
-}
-
-# These styles are ignored when checking for unused macros
-UNUSED_MACROS_FILTER = %w{
-  apa-annotated-bibliography
-  apa-cv
-  apa-numeric-superscript
-  apa-numeric-superscript-brackets
-  apa-with-abstract
-  chicago-annotated-bibliography chicago-author-date chicago-author-date-16th-edition
-  chicago-library-list chicago-note-bibliography-16th-edition
-  chicago-note-bibliography-with-ibid
-  chicago-note-bibliography taylor-and-francis-chicago-author-date
-  turabian-author-date
-}
-
-# These files and directories are ignored when checking for extra files
-EXTRA_FILES_FILTER = [
-  'CONTRIBUTING.md', 'Gemfile', 'Gemfile.lock', 'README.md',
-  'dependent', 'Rakefile', 'renamed-styles.json', 'REQUESTING.md', 'STYLE_DEVELOPMENT.md',
-  'STYLE_REQUIREMENTS.md', 'QUALITY_CONTROL.md'
-]
-
-# These directories and their contents are ignored when checking for extra files
-EXTRA_FILES_DIRECTORY_FILTER = [
-  'spec', 'vendor'
-]
+FILTER = YAML.load_file(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'filters.yaml'))
 
 EXTRA_FILES = Dir[File.join(STYLE_ROOT, '**', '*')].reject do |file|
   basedir = file.sub(STYLE_ROOT + "/","").partition("/")[0]
   name = File.basename(file)
-  File.extname(file) == '.csl' || EXTRA_FILES_FILTER.any? { |f| f === name } || EXTRA_FILES_DIRECTORY_FILTER.any? { |d| d === basedir}
+  File.extname(file) == '.csl' || FILTER['EXTRA_FILES'].any? { |f| f === name } || FILTER['EXTRA_FILES_DIRECTORY'].any? { |d| d === basedir}
 end
 
 # License URL and text
@@ -79,19 +32,19 @@ def load_style(path)
     begin
       if style.info.has_issn?
         [style.info.issn].flatten(1).each do |issn|
-          ISSN[issn.to_s] << basename unless ISSN_FILTER.include?(issn.to_s)
+          ISSN[issn.to_s] << basename unless FILTER['ISSN'].include?(issn.to_s)
         end
       end
 
       if style.info.has_eissn?
         [style.info.eissn].flatten(1).each do |issn|
-          ISSN[issn.to_s] << basename unless ISSN_FILTER.include?(issn.to_s)
+          ISSN[issn.to_s] << basename unless FILTER['ISSN'].include?(issn.to_s)
         end
       end
 
       if style.has_title?
         title = style.title.to_s.downcase
-        TITLES[title] << basename unless TITLES_FILTER.include?(title)
+        TITLES[title] << basename unless FILTER['TITLES'].include?(title)
       end
     rescue
       warn "Failed to extract ISSN of style #{basename}"
diff --git a/spec/styles_spec.rb b/spec/styles_spec.rb
index ec03699b3d1..82406e0b1ee 100644
--- a/spec/styles_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/styles_spec.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         end
       end
 
-      unless CITATION_FORMAT_FILTER.include?(basename)
+      unless FILTER['CITATION_FORMAT'].include?(basename)
 
         it 'must define a citation-format (<category citation-format="..."/>)' do
           expect(style.citation_format).not_to be_nil
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
         end
       end
 
-      unless UNUSED_MACROS_FILTER.include?(basename)
+      unless FILTER['UNUSED_MACROS'].include?(basename)
         it "may not have any unused macros" do
           available_macros = style.macros.keys.sort