diff --git a/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/pojo/summary/AffiliationSummary.java b/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/pojo/summary/AffiliationSummary.java
index 03ee2c4eae6..6a7bad05497 100644
--- a/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/pojo/summary/AffiliationSummary.java
+++ b/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/pojo/summary/AffiliationSummary.java
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 import org.orcid.pojo.ajaxForm.PojoUtil;
 
 public class AffiliationSummary {
-    public String organizationName;
-    public String url;
-    public String startDate;
-    public String endDate;
-    public String role;
-    public String type;
-    public boolean validated;
+    private String organizationName;
+    private String url;
+    private String startDate;
+    private String endDate;
+    private String role;
+    private String type;
+    private boolean validated;
 
     public String getOrganizationName() {
         return organizationName;
diff --git a/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/pojo/summary/RecordSummary.java b/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/pojo/summary/RecordSummary.java
index 6f9a20ec1d6..1c3cfed92fd 100644
--- a/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/pojo/summary/RecordSummary.java
+++ b/orcid-core/src/main/java/org/orcid/pojo/summary/RecordSummary.java
@@ -3,9 +3,12 @@
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
+
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude.Include;
 
+@XmlRootElement
 public class RecordSummary {
     @JsonInclude(Include.NON_NULL)
     private String name;