I want to report a sample of situations I've encountered in the last two years as editor as straightforwardly as I can. You judge whether we have anything to worry about. I received a submission from a senior administrative staff person in a state Extension office. The author asked that, if accepted, the article be published anonymously. I would put my Extension career in serious jeopardy if this were published under my name.
Somebody needs to blow the whistle on the rampant incompetence in Extension.
I know that what's true in my state is true in other states because at national conferences everybody tells the same kinds of stories. But I can't have this published with my name on it. It's just too risky. The system can be very vindictive. The policy of the Journal of Extension is not to publish articles anonymously.