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Academic peer review is widely viewed as fair, equitable, and essential to academic quality. Successfully completing the process through publication or award is widely deemed as one of the most rigorous and prestigious forms of scholarly accomplishment. Despite this sentiment the academic peer review process is not without fault. It is criticized as being slow and influenced by "elitists" and "gatekeepers" whose motivations are not always in the best interest of adding intellectual depth or seeking Truth. Intellectual depth is what makes peer review a standard of ethics in research. It is extremely important for all involved in the peer review process to be self-critical and to take intentional steps to avoid situations whereby the integrity of the peer review process can be called into question.

The 2010 Research Administrators Stress Perception Survey (2010 RASPerS) collected data from 1,131 research administrators on salary, years experience, educational level, Certified Research Administrator (CRA) status, and gender. Using these data, comparisons were made to show how salary levels are associated with each of these variables. Using both descriptive and inferential statistics, salary levels were examined by creating numeric values. These data show that graduate degrees, five or more years experience, and male gender are positively associated with higher research administrator salaries, while CRA credentials, associate and bachelor degrees, and two to five years work experience are not. (Contains 11 tables and 4 figures.)

Beginning in 2006, the leadership of the Journal of Research Administration initiated the development of a de novo four-stage system of publication review for submitting authors. Unprecedented in the experience of many, the system was predicated upon the general paradigm of mentorship. The mentoring experience behind the four-stage review process has been met with great success and has enhanced the publishing experience for all. While providing a viable means to ensuring responsible authorship and good publication practices, this mentoring system has emerged as uniquely formative of the academic and professional development of the profession of research administration itself and all of its allied arts and sciences. Keywords: mentoring, authorship, publications, academic review, editing, peer review, academic scholarship, scholar formation, ethical formation, Introduction: Historical Backdrop Over the last 70 or more years, research administration has evolved and matured into a distinct profession. Perhaps at one time, research administration was viewed as a [...]

The 2010 Research Administrators Stress Perception Survey (2010 RASPerS) collected data from 1,131 research administrators on salary, years experience, educational level, Certified Research Administrator (CRA) status, and gender. Using these data, comparisons were made to show how salary levels are associated with each of these variables. Using both descriptive and inferential statistics, salary levels were examined by creating numeric values. These data show that graduate degrees, five or more years experience, and male gender are positively associated with higher research administrator salaries, while CRA credentials, associate and bachelor degrees, and two to five years work experience are not. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]