''Studies in Intelligence'' is a quarterly

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that is

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by the Center for the Study of Intelligence, a group within the United States

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. It contains both

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and unclassified articles on the methodology and history of the field of intelligence gathering. The journal was established by Sherman Kent in 1955. According to Kent, intelligence "has developed a recognized methodology; it has developed a vocabulary; it has developed a body of theory and doctrine; it has elaborate and refined techniques. It now has a large professional following. What it lacks is a literature.... The most important service that such a literature performs is the permanent recording of our new ideas and experiences." Copies of unclassified and declassified articles from ''Studies in Intelligence'' are held at the National Archives'

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location as part of the Records of the Central Intelligence Agency (Record Group 263).

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* {{cite book , url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6922330 , title=Articles from "Studies in Intelligence", 1955-1992 , website=National Archives , series=Record Group 263: Records of the Central Intelligence Agency, 1894 - 2002 , access-date=August 18, 2019 Quarterly journals English-language journals Publications established in 1955 Central Intelligence Agency publications Non-fiction works about espionage Professional and trade magazines 1955 establishments in Virginia