diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/schema/sx/summary/AuthorPid.java b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/schema/sx/summary/AuthorPid.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d2ff20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/schema/sx/summary/AuthorPid.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package eu.dnetlib.dhp.schema.sx.summary;
+
+public class AuthorPid {
+    private String fullname;
+    private String ORCID;
+
+    public AuthorPid() {
+    }
+
+    public AuthorPid(String fullname, String ORCID) {
+        this.fullname = fullname;
+        this.ORCID = ORCID;
+    }
+
+    public String getFullname() {
+        return fullname;
+    }
+
+    public void setFullname(String fullname) {
+        this.fullname = fullname;
+    }
+
+    public String getORCID() {
+        return ORCID;
+    }
+
+    public void setORCID(String ORCID) {
+        this.ORCID = ORCID;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/schema/sx/summary/ScholixSummary.java b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/schema/sx/summary/ScholixSummary.java
index 8da25dc..740f090 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/schema/sx/summary/ScholixSummary.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/dhp/schema/sx/summary/ScholixSummary.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ public class ScholixSummary implements Serializable {
 	private Typology typology;
 	private String subType;
 	private List<String> title;
-	private List<String> author;
+	private List<AuthorPid> author;
 	private List<String> date;
 	private String description;
 	private List<SchemeValue> subject;
@@ -56,11 +56,11 @@ public class ScholixSummary implements Serializable {
 		this.title = title;
 	}
 
-	public List<String> getAuthor() {
+	public List<AuthorPid> getAuthor() {
 		return author;
 	}
 
-	public void setAuthor(List<String> author) {
+	public void setAuthor(List<AuthorPid> author) {
 		this.author = author;
 	}