diff --git a/pages/article/ArticleHandler.php b/pages/article/ArticleHandler.php
index a610127c0d7..6b11528b9bd 100644
--- a/pages/article/ArticleHandler.php
+++ b/pages/article/ArticleHandler.php
@@ -302,6 +302,9 @@ public function view($args, $request)
             ]);
         }
 
+        $rorIconPath = Core::getBaseDir() . '/' . PKP_LIB_PATH . '/templates/images/ror.svg';
+        $rorIdIcon = file_exists($rorIconPath) ? file_get_contents($rorIconPath) : '';
+
         // Assign deprecated values to the template manager for
         // compatibility with older themes
         $templateMgr->assign([
@@ -313,6 +316,7 @@ public function view($args, $request)
             'keywords' => $publication->getData('keywords'),
             'orcidIcon' => OrcidManager::getIcon(),
             'orcidUnauthenticatedIcon' => OrcidManager::getUnauthenticatedIcon(),
+            'rorIdIcon' => $rorIdIcon
         ]);
 
         // Fetch and assign the galley to the template
@@ -362,10 +366,6 @@ public function view($args, $request)
                 $templateMgr->assign('purchaseArticleEnabled', true);
             }
 
-            $rorIconPath = Core::getBaseDir() . '/' . PKP_LIB_PATH . '/templates/images/ror.svg';
-            $rorIdIcon = file_exists($rorIconPath) ? file_get_contents($rorIconPath) : '';
-            $templateMgr->assign('rorIdIcon', $rorIdIcon);
-
             if (!Hook::call('ArticleHandler::view', [&$request, &$issue, &$article, $publication])) {
                 $templateMgr->display('frontend/pages/article.tpl');
                 event(new UsageEvent(Application::ASSOC_TYPE_SUBMISSION, $context, $article, null, null, $this->issue));
diff --git a/templates/frontend/objects/article_details.tpl b/templates/frontend/objects/article_details.tpl
index 1553d5cbc70..23d3228a73e 100755
--- a/templates/frontend/objects/article_details.tpl
+++ b/templates/frontend/objects/article_details.tpl
@@ -113,13 +113,15 @@
 							<span class="name">
 								{$author->getFullName()|escape}
 							</span>
-							<span class="affiliation">
-								{foreach name="affiliations" from=$author->getAffiliations() item="affiliation"}
-									{$affiliation->getLocalizedName()|escape}
-									{if $affiliation->getRor()}<a href="{$affiliation->getRor()|escape}">{$rorIdIcon}</a>{/if}
-									{if !$smarty.foreach.affiliations.last}{translate key="common.commaListSeparator"}{/if}
-								{/foreach}
-							</span>
+							{if count($author->getAffiliations()) > 0}
+								<span class="affiliation">
+									{foreach name="affiliations" from=$author->getAffiliations() item="affiliation"}
+										{$affiliation->getLocalizedName()|escape}
+										{if $affiliation->getRor()}<a href="{$affiliation->getRor()|escape}">{$rorIdIcon}</a>{/if}
+										{if !$smarty.foreach.affiliations.last}{translate key="common.commaListSeparator"}{/if}
+									{/foreach}
+								</span>
+							{/if}
 							{assign var=authorUserGroup value=$userGroupsById[$author->getData('userGroupId')]}
 							{if $authorUserGroup->showTitle}
 								<span class="userGroup">