''Chemical Senses'' is a
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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covering all aspects of
chemoreception
A chemoreceptor, also known as chemosensor, is a specialized sensory receptor which transduces a chemical substance (endogenous or induced) to generate a biological signal. This signal may be in the form of an action potential, if the chemorecept ...
, including
taste
The gustatory system or sense of taste is the sensory system that is partially responsible for the perception of taste. Taste is the perception stimulated when a substance in the mouth biochemistry, reacts chemically with taste receptor cells l ...
,
smell,
vomeronasal
The vomeronasal organ (VNO), or Jacobson's organ, is the paired auxiliary olfactory (smell) sense organ located in the soft tissue of the nasal septum, in the nasal cavity just above the roof of the mouth (the hard palate) in various tetrapods. T ...
, and
trigeminal
In neuroanatomy, the trigeminal nerve ( lit. ''triplet'' nerve), also known as the fifth cranial nerve, cranial nerve V, or simply CN V, is a cranial nerve responsible for sensation in the face and motor functions such as biting and chewing ...
chemoreception in humans and other animals. It is published by
Oxford University Press
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and the
editor-in-chief
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is Steven D. Munger (
University of Florida
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). It is the official journal of the
Association for Chemoreception Sciences
The Association for Chemoreception Sciences is an international professional society in the field of chemosensory science. It is a non-profit organization that seeks to promote and advance the interests of the science of senses such as taste an ...
, the
European Chemosensory Research Organization, the
Japanese Association for the Study of Taste and Smell, the
Australasian Association for Chemosensory Science, and the
Korean Society for Chemical Senses and Ingestive Behavior.
History
The journal was established in 1974 as ''Chemical Senses and Flavor,'' with
Howard Moskowitz and
Egon Peter Köster as founding editors.
Volumes 1 and 2 were published by
D. Reidel Publishing Company. Beginning with volume 3 in 1978, ''Chemical Senses & Flavor'' was published by
IRL Press in association with the European Chemosensory Research Organization. The journal title was changed to ''Chemical Senses'' in 1980. The publisher changed to Oxford University Press in 1989 (volume 14). An association with the Association for Chemoreception Sciences began in 1982 and with the Japanese Association for the Study of Taste and Smell in 1994.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
According to the ''
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'', the journal has a 2020
impact factor
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The Impact Factor of a journa ...
of 3.160.
See also
*
Association for Chemoreception Sciences
The Association for Chemoreception Sciences is an international professional society in the field of chemosensory science. It is a non-profit organization that seeks to promote and advance the interests of the science of senses such as taste an ...
*
Olfaction
The sense of smell, or olfaction, is the special sense through which smells (or odors) are perceived. The sense of smell has many functions, including detecting desirable foods, hazards, and pheromones, and plays a role in taste.
In humans, ...
*
Gustation
The gustatory system or sense of taste is the sensory system that is partially responsible for the perception of taste. Taste is the perception stimulated when a substance in the mouth reacts chemically with taste receptor cells located on tas ...
*
Chemesthesis
Chemesthesis is the detection of potentially harmful chemicals by the skin and mucous membranes. Chemesthetic sensations arise when chemical compounds activate Sensory receptor, receptors associated with other senses that mediate pain, touch, and T ...
References
External links
*{{Official website, https://academic.oup.com/chemse/pages/About
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