The growing use of mass spectrometry in the context of biomedical research has been accompanied by an increased demand for distribution of results in a format that facilitates rapid and efficient validation of claims by reviewers and other interested parties. However, the continued evolution of mass spectrometry hardware, sample preparation methods, and peptide identification algorithms complicates standardization and creates hurdles related to compliance with journal submission requirements. Moreover, the recently announced Philadelphia Guidelines (1, 2) suggest that authors provide native mass spectrometry data files in support of their peer-reviewed research articles. These trends highlight the need for data viewers and other tools that work independently of manufacturers' proprietary data systems and seamlessly connect proteomics results with original data files to support user-driven data validation and review. Based upon our recently described API 1 -based framework for mass spectrometry data analysis (3, 4), we created an interactive viewer (mzResults) that is built on established database standards and enables efficient distribution and interrogation of results associated with proteomics experiments, while also providing a convenient mechanism for authors to comply with data submission standards as described in the Philadelphia Guidelines. In addition, the architecture of mzResults supports in-depth queries of the native mass spectrometry files through our multiplierz software environment. We use phosphoproteomics data to illustrate the features and capabilities of mzResults. Molecular & Cellular Proteomics 10: 10.1074/mcp.M110.003970, 1-7, 2011.Burgeoning demand for systematic generation of mass spectrometry data in support of biomedical studies continues to drive the development of proteomics technologies at a rapid pace. The concomitant expansion of proteomics data that accompany scientific reports, often as supplementary materials, has catalyzed numerous and somewhat disparate efforts to standardize results reporting (5-11). However, as an emerging field of endeavor, proteomics faces a unique set of challenges that complicate efforts to establish open and portable formats for sharing results; specific obstacles include:(i) Technology innovation: mass spectrometry in particular continues to evolve rapidly, leading to multiple hardware configurations, scan functions, and proprietary file formats.(ii) Discovery mode experiments: the majority of studies are performed in discovery mode with the goal of maximizing new information about the protein content of each sample. As a result, methods are in a state of flux with correspondingly little standardization.(iii) Unbounded measurement space: genetic alterations (alternate splicing, translocations, etc.) and post-translational processing (modifications, enzymatic cleavage, etc.) significantly amplify the number of chemically distinct protein products relative to that predicted by the genetic code. As a result, a large fraction of MS/MS spectra go unassigned...