diff --git a/metadata/authors.json b/metadata/authors.json
index fa1f8a1..c6eb303 100644
--- a/metadata/authors.json
+++ b/metadata/authors.json
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
         "orcid": "0000-0002-9719-503X"
     },
     {
-        "name": "David P. Forman"
+        "name": "David P. Forman",
+        "orcid": ""
     },
     {
         "name": "Shelby K. Whalen",
@@ -15,14 +16,16 @@
         "orcid": "0000-0001-8726-1884"
     },
       {
-        "name": "Meredith K. Ginley"
+        "name": "Meredith K. Ginley",
+        "orcid": ""
     },
     {
-        "name": "Samuel C. Peter" 
+        "name": "Samuel C. Peter",
+        "orcid": ""
     },
     {
-        "name": "Nicholas W. McAfee" 
-       
+        "name": "Nicholas W. McAfee",
+        "orcid": ""
     },
      {
         "name": "James P. Whelan",