Vol. 4 No. 08 (2024): Second Semester of 2024. Co-published with the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mexico.

Scientia et PRAXIS is an open-access scientific journal that disseminates original research on innovation and sustainable development, in line with the Oslo Manual and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It publishes articles in Spanish and English under a double-blind peer review process, promoting open science, editorial ethics, and accessibility through artificial intelligence.

This issue is a co-publication with the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mexico, under the title Paths to Sustainability: Innovative Solutions in Food, Water, and Entrepreneurship, featuring the following works:

1. Towards Sustainable Water Management in Mexico: Agroecological Innovation and Polycentric Governance (document written in Spanish), Authors: Juanita Japheth Valdivia-Cabral. Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, México; Imelda Ortiz-Medina. Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, México; Marlen Hernández-Ortiz. Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas Zacatecas, México.

 2. Sustainable Development through Innovation in Food Security and Eating Habits in Marginalized Families (document written in Spanish). Authors: Mireya Noemi Hernández-Islas. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México; Anel Flores-Novelo. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México; María del Carmen Rachó-Barroso. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México.

3. Innovation in Portfolio Optimization through the Use of Genetic Algorithms for Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Volatile Markets. Authors: Juan de Jesús Venegas-Flores. Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, México; Marlen Hernández-Ortiz.. Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, México.

4. Transformational Leadership and Entrepreneurship in Students: A Path to Sustainable Educational Development (document written in Spanish). Authors: Carlos Alberto Santamaria-Velasco. Centro Universitario de los Valles, Universidad de Guadalajara, Ameca, Jalisco, México; Oscar Javier Montiel-Méndez,.Universidad Autonóma de Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, México; Gloria Silviana Montañez-Moya. Centro Universitario de los Valles, Universidad de Guadalajara, Ameca, Jalisco, México.   5. Transforming Barriers into Opportunities: Innovation and Sustainability in the Consumption of Local Foods in the Puuc Region, Mexico (document written in Spanish).Authors: Anel Flores-Novelo. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México; María Fernanda Dzul-Dzul. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México; María Cristina Mata-Castro. Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Mérida, Yucatán, México.