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Through content and format, Forty-Five builds a new lineage for non-traditional research: work by amateurs, moonlighters, and others experimenting both inside and outside of institutional or disciplinary frameworks. It also includes traditional scholarship about outside researchers and their work.Every paper in Forty-Five is accompanied by a review: reflections and speculations prompted by the initial contribution. Each review is the first step in a dialog, a productive response in keeping with the spirit of outside research.Forty-Five is open-source. Its basic unit is the paper. All papers can be accessed online and downloaded for free. Readers can also compile content into volumes to purchase through print on demand. Submissions are welcome.A distinctive angle, a dimension with consequence, and a platform for sharing new knowledge, Forty-Five is published by Acute Angles Incorporated, a Chicago-based non-profit corporation committed to editorial, curatorial, and event-based projects in arts and culture.