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Flavour Template

Write in a clean editor, then format for Flavour in one click — DocuGuru applies the official BMC (BioMed Central) template with numbered references and exports a submission-ready PDF plus the editable LaTeX source. Free to start.

About the Flavour format

Flavour is a peer-reviewed journal published by BMC (BioMed Central), covering Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies, Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques, Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies.

PublisherBMC (BioMed Central)
Reference styleNumbered (Vancouver)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Flavour. 2023;12(3):45–58.

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Publishes research inOlfactory and Sensory Function Studies Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Multisensory perception and integration Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods
ISSN2044-7248
h-index44
i10-index94
Total citations5,844
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Oxford
Journal websitelink.springer.com
You getA submission-ready PDF and the editable LaTeX source — ready to submit.

Papers published in Flavour per year

24
2012
29
2013
71
2014
37
2015
23
2016
5
2017

Citation impact of Flavour by publication year

1K
2012
982
2013
908
2014
2.4K
2015
294
2016
166
2017

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Flavour

On the psychological impact of food colour

Charles Spence · 21 Apr 2015

Colour is the single most important product-intrinsic sensory cue when it comes to setting people’s expectations regarding the likely taste and flavour of food and drink. To date, a large body of laboratory research has demonstrated that changing the hue or intensity/saturation of the colour of food and beverage items can exert a sometimes dramatic…

On tasty colours and colourful tastes? Assessing, explaining, and utilizing crossmodal correspondences between colours and basic tastes

Charles Spence, Xiaoang Wan, Andy Woods et al. · 7 Jul 2015

Can basic tastes, such as sweet, sour, bitter, salty, and possibly also umami, be conveyed by means of colour? If so, how should we understand the relationship between colours and tastes: Is it universal or relative, innate or acquired, unidirectional or bidirectional? Here, we review the growing body of scientific research showing that people systematically…

Just how much of what we taste derives from the sense of smell?

Charles Spence · 2 Nov 2015

It is frequently asserted that somewhere between 75 and 95 % of what we commonly think of as taste actually comes from the sense of smell. However, empirical evidence in support of such a precise-sounding quantitative claim is rarely, if ever, cited. Indeed, a closer look at the study that appears to have given rise…

Eating with our ears: assessing the importance of the sounds of consumption on our perception and enjoyment of multisensory flavour experiences

Charles Spence · 3 Mar 2015

Sound is the forgotten flavour sense. You can tell a lot about the texture of a food—think crispy, crunchy, and crackly—from the mastication sounds heard while biting and chewing. The latest techniques from the field of cognitive neuroscience are revolutionizing our understanding of just how important what we hear is to our experience and enjoyment…

Seaweeds for umami flavour in the New Nordic Cuisine

Ole G. Mouritsen, Lars Williams, Rasmus Bjerregaard et al. · 21 Mar 2012

Use of the term 'umami' for the fifth basic taste and for describing the sensation of deliciousness is finding its way into Western cuisine. The unique molecular mechanism behind umami sensation is now partly understood as an allosteric action of glutamate and certain 5'-ribonucleotides on the umami receptors. Chefs have started using this understanding to…

Flavour template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Flavour format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Flavour template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official BMC (BioMed Central) format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Flavour use?
Flavour uses Numbered (Vancouver) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: 1. Smith A, Jones B, Lee C. A representative article title. Flavour. 2023;12(3):45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Flavour?
No. DocuGuru generates the bmcart LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a BMC (BioMed Central)-ready Flavour document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Flavour template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Flavour format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
Who publishes Flavour?
Flavour is a life sciences and medicine journal published by BMC (BioMed Central). DocuGuru's Flavour template matches BMC (BioMed Central)'s official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Flavour PDF?
Yes — DocuGuru produces a PDF built with the official Flavour template (the bmcart class) that is ready to submit to BMC (BioMed Central), together with the matching LaTeX source files.
How much does the Flavour template cost?
You can start writing in the Flavour template for free. Exporting the final submission-ready Flavour PDF and LaTeX source is part of DocuGuru's paid plans — see the app for current pricing.
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