diff --git a/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/community/importer/CommunityImporterService.java b/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/community/importer/CommunityImporterService.java
index 07d685bf..cbb945f4 100644
--- a/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/community/importer/CommunityImporterService.java
+++ b/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/community/importer/CommunityImporterService.java
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ public class CommunityImporterService {
 			sc.setLabel(c.getLabel());
 			sc.setParams(c.getParams());
 			sc.setClaim(c.isClaim());
+			sc.setBrowsable(false);
 			list.add(sc);
 			list.addAll(asSubCommunities(communityId, c.getId(), category, c.getConcepts()));
 		}
diff --git a/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/community/model/DbSubCommunity.java b/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/community/model/DbSubCommunity.java
index f24c2716..c54c4524 100644
--- a/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/community/model/DbSubCommunity.java
+++ b/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/community/model/DbSubCommunity.java
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ public class DbSubCommunity implements Serializable {
 	@Column(name = "claim")
 	private boolean claim = false;
 
+	@Column(name = "browsable")
+	private boolean browsable = false;
+
 	public String getId() {
 		return id;
 	}
@@ -108,4 +111,12 @@ public class DbSubCommunity implements Serializable {
 	public void setClaim(final boolean claim) {
 		this.claim = claim;
 	}
+
+	public boolean isBrowsable() {
+		return browsable;
+	}
+
+	public void setBrowsable(final boolean browsable) {
+		this.browsable = browsable;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/community/utils/CommunityMappingUtils.java b/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/community/utils/CommunityMappingUtils.java
index 4dd5a052..699452e2 100644
--- a/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/community/utils/CommunityMappingUtils.java
+++ b/apps/dnet-exporter-api/src/main/java/eu/dnetlib/openaire/community/utils/CommunityMappingUtils.java
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ public class CommunityMappingUtils {
 		dbsc.setParams(sub.getParams());
 		dbsc.setParent(sub.getParent());
 		dbsc.setClaim(sub.isClaim());
+		dbsc.setBrowsable(sub.isBrowsable());
 		return dbsc;
 	}
 
@@ -235,6 +236,7 @@ public class CommunityMappingUtils {
 		sc.setParams(sub.getParams());
 		sc.setParent(sub.getParent());
 		sc.setClaim(sub.isClaim());
+		sc.setBrowsable(sub.isBrowsable());
 		return sc;
 	}