Complete Journal Scientia et PRAXIS.Vol. 5 No.10.2025.

Abstract

The Academia Mexicana de Investigación y Docencia en Innovación (AMIDI),, through the Editorial Board of the journal Scientia et PRAXIS, presents Volume 05, Number 09, corresponding to the July–December 2025 period, as a regular issue. This edition features original and unpublished scientific works that explore how multidisciplinary activity serves as a driving force for innovation with impact on sustainable development and social transformation. The contributions included in this volume stand out for their articulation between theoretical knowledge (Scientia) and practical application (Praxis), in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Thus, we present the following works:

1. From a territorial and environmental perspective, the work by Vázquez-Elorza (2025) introduces a relevant methodological innovation by integrating the Natural Capital Index with agricultural employment indicators through bivariate spatial analysis. This approach not only confirms the existence of territorial clusters with high ecological–productive consistency, but also provides empirical evidence to reconfigure rural public policies under strong sustainability criteria. In this sense, the research goes beyond descriptive diagnosis and positions itself as a strategic tool for territorial planning, contributing directly to SDGs 8, 13, and 15. Available at: https://doi.org/10.55965/setp.5.10.a1

2. Complementarily, the study by Adame-Castañeda and Salas-Durazo (2025) broadens the analysis of rural development by incorporating a multidimensional reading of public policies, centered on SDG 2 (Zero Hunger). Through the use of fsQCA, the authors demonstrate that food security does not depend exclusively on agricultural productivity, but rather on the convergence of social, institutional, and productive dimensions. This contribution is particularly relevant in showing that innovation in public policies lies not only in new programs, but in the systemic articulation of existing instruments, reinforcing the notion of organizational

innovation proposed by the Oslo Manual. Available at:

https://doi.org/10.55965/setp.5.10.a2

1. In the field of higher education and social innovation, Carbajal-Silva and Aguilar- Cruz (2025) question normative assumptions regarding the relationship between sexual identity and entrepreneurial intention. Their findings show that sexual orientation does not determine the intention to undertake entrepreneurial activities, while access to resources emerges as the central explanatory factor. This result shifts the emphasis from identity-based explanations toward structural conditions of inclusion, providing key evidence for the design of more equitable university ecosystems. The research aligns explicitly with SDGs 4, 5, 8, and 10, and consolidates higher education as a privileged space for inclusive social innovation. Available at: https://doi.org/10.55965/setp.5.10.a3

2. Finally, Murillo-López (2025) addresses one of the most relevant emerging challenges of contemporary digital education: addiction to social platforms among university students. Through a robust predictive model grounded in the I-PACE framework, the study identifies age and gender as more consistent predictors than time of use, thereby challenging simplistic approaches focused solely on reducing hours of connection. This research contributes an innovation in educational processes by offering empirical criteria for the design of differentiated preventive interventions, contributing to digital well-being and to SDGs 3 and 4. Available at: https://doi.org/10.55965/setp.5.10.a4

Taken together, the four works configure a coherent corpus of applied knowledge, where innovation is not conceived as an end in itself, but as a means to address complex public problems: territorial sustainability, comprehensive rural development, social inclusion, and digital well-being. This issue of Scientia et PRAXIS thus reaffirms its vocation as an editorial space for innovation oriented toward praxis, articulating scientific evidence, public policies, and global development agendas.

These articles reflect a significant contribution to sustainable development from innovative and multidisciplinary perspectives. Particularly noteworthy is the inclusion of an international collaboration from Argentina, which enriches the journal’s academic

dialogue and strengthens its international projection, in accordance with Scientia et PRAXIS’s commitment to fostering the exchange of ideas across diverse contexts.

The authors, the authorities of AMIDI, and the Editorial Board of the scientific journal Scientia et PRAXIS who participated in this work hope that readers will find accessible, rigorous, and useful information for their educational, research, or professional purposes. Likewise, they cordially invite readers to submit their own work for future issues such as this one, in which the problems of our country and the world are critically analyzed and well-founded solutions are proposed from an academic perspective committed to social transformation.

Dr. Juan Mejía-Trejo

Director
Academia Mexicana de Investigación y Docencia en Innovación (AMIDI) December 2025, Zapopan, Jalisco, México

Dr. Carlos G. Borbón-Morales

Editor-in-Chief

Scientia et PRAXIS

Academia Mexicana de Investigación y Docencia en Innovación (AMIDI) December 2025, Zapopan, Jalisco, México