Utilizing the jPOST Repository and JPDM Data Journal

Abstract

The jPOST (Japan ProteOme STandard Repository/Database) project is working to build an integrated proteome database by standardizing, integrating, and managing various types of experimental proteome data from the world based on FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Re-usable) data principles. In 2016, the jPOST repository, a proteome data repository compliant with international standards provided by the ProteomeXchange (PX) consortium, was established. The jPOST repository is used by many researchers because of its unique features, including an easy-to-use web interface and a fast file upload system that can be completed using only a web browser. In addition, a new data journal called the Journal of Proteome Data and Methods (JPDM) was launched to manage technical and methodological information to accelerate reuse of the proteome data at the initiative of the Japanese Society for Proteomics in 2019. In this manuscript, we would like to discuss the current status of the repository and the data journal promoted by the jPOST project.