diff --git a/portality/settings.py b/portality/settings.py
index c3a817da76..5fbeeb7da0 100644
--- a/portality/settings.py
+++ b/portality/settings.py
@@ -827,6 +827,7 @@
         "journal" : {
             "auth" : True,
             "role" : "associate_editor",
+            "query_validators" : ["non_public_fields_validator"],
             "query_filters" : ["associate", "search_all_meta"],
             "dao" : "portality.models.Journal"  # ~~->Journal:Model~~
         },
@@ -834,6 +835,7 @@
         "suggestion" : {
             "auth" : True,
             "role" : "associate_editor",
+            "query_validators" : ["non_public_fields_validator"],
             "query_filters" : ["associate", "search_all_meta"],
             "dao" : "portality.models.Application"  # ~~->Application:Model~~
         }
@@ -843,6 +845,7 @@
         "journal" : {
             "auth" : True,
             "role" : "editor",
+            "query_validators" : ["non_public_fields_validator"],
             "query_filters" : ["editor", "search_all_meta"],
             "dao" : "portality.models.Journal"  # ~~->Journal:Model~~
         },
@@ -850,6 +853,7 @@
         "suggestion" : {
             "auth" : True,
             "role" : "editor",
+            "query_validators" : ["non_public_fields_validator"],
             "query_filters" : ["editor", "search_all_meta"],
             "dao" : "portality.models.Application"  # ~~->Application:Model~~
         }