the Business Incubator Center of Innovation, Incubation and Design Institute of Genetics CUCSur Manantlan Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity Preservation(IMECBIO) CUCosta Center of Western Seismology and Volcanology Studies CULagos Center of Psychological Support for the Community CUSur Center of Nourish Behavior and Nourishment Studies Research Center in Molecular Biology of Chronic Diseases (CIBIMEC) CUTonalá Institute of Water and Energy CUValles Center of Entrepreneurship and Incubation Center of Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies Studies VUS Institute for Management of Knowledge and Apprenticeship through Virtual Environments Scientific journals The university holds an important variety of scientific research journals, particularly five of these journals are included in the Scientific and Technologic Journals Index of the National Science and Technology Council. EconoQuantum: This journal of business and economics is published twice a year by the Department of Quantitative Methods of the Master in Economics of CUCEA. It aims to publish academic articles in English and Spanish through the use of quantitative methods in business and economics. Mexico and the Pacific Basin: Is a quarterly published journal founded in 1998 by the Department of Pacific Studies of CUCSH. Its articles cover topics related to the economy, international relations, politics, society and culture of the countries in the Asian Pacific region through an interdisciplinary approach. Communication and Society: Biannually published, this journal specializes in the area of social communication and is integrated by national and international researches. It is published by the Department of Social Communication Studies of CUCSH. Espiral. State and Society Studies: Is a quarterly published scientific research journal of the State and Society Division of CUCSH. It's opened to national and international social sciences researchers. Apertura. Educational Innovation Journal: Is a scientific research journal published by the Virtual University System whose articles cover topics related to unconventional education practices based on the use of new communication and information technologies. University chairs The university holds several chairs of free access to the university's community and the general public. Émile Durkheim Chair Fulbright-García Robles US Studies Chair Hugo Gutiérrez Vega Chair Jorge Alonso Chair José Martí Chair Julio Cortázar Latin American Chair Primo Levi Chair UNESCO Chairs: Derived from an UNESCO initiative approved in 1992, the aim of the UNESCO Chairs is to boost and improve the research and development programs of higher education through the creation of university networks. They also aim to foster the inter-university cooperation through knowledge sharing across boundaries. Currently, the University of