diff --git a/app/serializers/map_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/new_map_serializer.rb
similarity index 52%
rename from app/serializers/map_serializer.rb
rename to app/serializers/new_map_serializer.rb
index b9839782..1e27420b 100644
--- a/app/serializers/map_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/new_map_serializer.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-class MapSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
+class NewMapSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   embed :ids, include: true
   attributes :id,
              :name,
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ class MapSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
              :created_at,
              :updated_at
 
-  has_many :topics
-  has_many :synapses
-  has_many :mappings
-  has_many :contributors, root: :users
+  has_many :topics, serializer: NewTopicSerializer
+  has_many :synapses, serializer: NewSynapseSerializer
+  has_many :mappings, serializer: NewMappingSerializer
+  has_many :contributors, root: :users, serializer: NewUserSerializer
 
   #def filter(keys)
   #  keys.delete(:outcome_author) unless object.outcome_author.present?
diff --git a/app/serializers/mapping_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/new_mapping_serializer.rb
similarity index 61%
rename from app/serializers/mapping_serializer.rb
rename to app/serializers/new_mapping_serializer.rb
index 400c35ba..9241305a 100644
--- a/app/serializers/mapping_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/new_mapping_serializer.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-class MappingSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
+class NewMappingSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   embed :ids, include: true
   attributes :id,
              :xloc,
              :yloc,
              :created_at,
              :updated_at
-  has_one :user
-  has_one :map
-  has_one :mappable, polymorphic: true
+  has_one :user, serializer: NewUserSerializer
+  has_one :map, serializer: NewMapSerializer
+  has_one :mappable, polymorphic: true ##?
 
   def filter(keys)
     keys.delete(:xloc) unless object.mappable_type == "Topic"
diff --git a/app/serializers/metacode_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/new_metacode_serializer.rb
similarity index 67%
rename from app/serializers/metacode_serializer.rb
rename to app/serializers/new_metacode_serializer.rb
index 3918d274..e664e7ea 100644
--- a/app/serializers/metacode_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/new_metacode_serializer.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-class MetacodeSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
+class NewMetacodeSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   attributes :id,
              :name,
              :manual_icon,
diff --git a/app/serializers/synapse_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/new_synapse_serializer.rb
similarity index 56%
rename from app/serializers/synapse_serializer.rb
rename to app/serializers/new_synapse_serializer.rb
index 77c3a159..e7cd9fd7 100644
--- a/app/serializers/synapse_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/new_synapse_serializer.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-class SynapseSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
+class NewSynapseSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   embed :ids, include: true
   attributes :id,
              :desc,
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ class SynapseSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
              :created_at,
              :updated_at
 
-  has_one :topic1, root: :topics
-  has_one :topic2, root: :topics
-  has_one :user
+  has_one :topic1, root: :topics, serializer: NewTopicSerializer
+  has_one :topic2, root: :topics, serializer: NewTopicSerializer
+  has_one :user, serializer: NewUserSerializer
 
   #def filter(keys)
   #  keys.delete(:outcome_author) unless object.outcome_author.present?
diff --git a/app/serializers/topic_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/new_topic_serializer.rb
similarity index 66%
rename from app/serializers/topic_serializer.rb
rename to app/serializers/new_topic_serializer.rb
index 205b8178..d36f1db0 100644
--- a/app/serializers/topic_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/new_topic_serializer.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-class TopicSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
+class NewTopicSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   embed :ids, include: true
   attributes :id,
              :name,
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ class TopicSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
              :created_at,
              :updated_at
 
-  has_one :user
-  has_one :metacode
+  has_one :user, serializer: NewUserSerializer
+  has_one :metacode, serializer: NewMetacodeSerializer
 
   #def filter(keys)
   #  keys.delete(:outcome_author) unless object.outcome_author.present?
diff --git a/app/serializers/user_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/new_user_serializer.rb
similarity index 80%
rename from app/serializers/user_serializer.rb
rename to app/serializers/new_user_serializer.rb
index b9a3b416..45be36b0 100644
--- a/app/serializers/user_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/new_user_serializer.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-class UserSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
+class NewUserSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
   attributes :id,
              :name,
              :avatar,