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The 2025 Scopus CiteScores from Elsevier have been released and Turner Business will be reporting on some of the implications of the new information on the impact of academic journals. This post begins by reporting that two journals housed in the Turner College, Compensation and Benefits Review and the Journal of Financial Economic Policy , have each risen in terms of impact. The former of these, edited by Turner College management professor Phil Bryant and published by SAGE, reports a 2025 Scopus CiteScore of 2.2, up from its 2024 score of 1.7. Bryant's journal recently entered the Australian Business Deans Council ratings for the first time, coming in as a C-rated journal. The journal now boasts an SJR score of 0.399 from Scimago, placing it on the fence between a C- and B-rated journal by that organization. The latter of these journals, edited by Turner College economics professor Frank Mixon and published by Wiley, reports a 2025 Scopus CiteScore of 4.1, up from its 2024 s...

As reported by Jim Milliot for Publisher's Weekly , in a major deal in the academic journals sector, Wiley has acquired U.K.-based Emerald Publishing from Cambridge Information Group for £337 million ($452 million at current exchange rates), expanding Wiley’s journal portfolio to approximately 2,500 titles and increasing its position in the social sciences — particularly economics, business, and finance. As Milliot explains,  in announcing the purchase Wiley observed that in addition to expanding its journal offerings, the acquisition better positions Wiley in the AI and data analytics space at a moment when demand for trusted peer-reviewed research content is accelerating rapidly as companies scale up AI models and applications. To date, Wiley has signed AI licensing agreements worth more than $100 million. According to Milliot, by the end of this year Wiley expects Emerald to generate more than $85 million of revenue with mid-single-digit revenue growth, 92% recurring subscr...

Columbus State University has named 1,080 undergraduate students to its Spring 2026 President’s List and Dean’s Lists. This represents 19.8% of all undergraduate students enrolled in the spring. The Dean’s Lists represent an elite group of undergraduate students who excelled in the classroom by earning a minimum 3.60 semester GPA in at least 12 semester credit hours during the fall. They include 396 students—more than 7% of the university’s fall undergraduate enrollment: 79 from the College of the Arts, 88 from the Turner College of Business & Technology, 80 from the College of Education & Health Professions, 139 from the College of Letters & Sciences, and 10 dual-enrolled high school students, undeclared students or those from the University College. In addition, four students on the list are also enrolled in the Honors College.

Columbus State University has named 1,080 undergraduate students to its Spring 2026 President’s List & Dean’s Lists. This represents 19.8% of all undergraduate students enrolled in the spring.  The President’s List represents the pinnacle of academic achievement and recognizes undergraduate students who achieved a minimum 3.80 semester grade point average in at least 12 semester credit hours during the fall. It includes 684 students—more than 12.5% of its fall undergraduate enrollment: 145 from the College of the Arts, 155 from the Turner College of Business & Technology, 146 from the College of Education & Health Professions, 216 from the College of Letters & Sciences, and 22 dual-enrolled high school students, undeclared students or those from the University College. In addition, 18 students on the list are also enrolled in the Honors College.

Most countries experience some degree of economic and political uncertainty. Whether these uncertainties originate from domestic or international sources, they significantly impact economic performance. For example, an increase in uncertainty leads to a “wait-and-see” response from private firms, whose investment decisions are important to the overall macroeconomy. Similarly, households tend to confront uncertainty by reducing consumption and increasing savings to maintain some degree of economic security. In addition to economic and political uncertainty (or government uncertainty), economic growth is also influenced by the degree of economic freedom in a country. Economic freedom encompasses key institutional factors such as property rights, the rule of law, trade openness, regulatory efficiency, and limited government intervention, to name a few. Greater economic freedom promotes economic growth by encouraging business sector investment and fostering competition in markets.  How...

Back in early September of 2025 Turner Business reported on a study by the Turner College's Jasmine Bordere and Frank Mixon , along with Syracuse University's Shane Sanders, investigating the link between overall athletic success at the institution level and various indicators of the quality of institutions’ incoming freshmen. More specifically, the study explores the association between institutions’ Learfield Cup performances, which capture success across all of an institution's sports programs, and the SAT scores, ACT scores and high school GPAs of their incoming freshman classes. Econometric results presented in this study suggest that marginal improvements in an institution’s overall athletic performance across all men’s and women’s sports are associated with freshmen SAT and ACT scores that are, on average, upwards of 21 and 0.53 points higher, respectively, as well as with a high school grade point average across the incoming freshman class that is about 0.1 point...