diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.spec.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..12679fc325
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+import { cold, hot } from 'jasmine-marbles';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
+import { TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { provideMockActions } from '@ngrx/effects/testing';
+import { AuthEffects } from './auth.effects';
+import {
+  AuthActionTypes,
+  AuthenticatedAction,
+  AuthenticatedErrorAction,
+  AuthenticatedSuccessAction,
+  AuthenticationErrorAction,
+  AuthenticationSuccessAction,
+  CheckAuthenticationTokenErrorAction,
+  LogOutErrorAction,
+  LogOutSuccessAction,
+  RefreshTokenErrorAction,
+  RefreshTokenSuccessAction
+} from './auth.actions';
+import { AuthTokenInfo } from './models/auth-token-info.model';
+import { AuthServiceStub } from '../../shared/testing/auth-service-stub';
+import { AuthService } from './auth.service';
+import { TruncatablesState } from '../../shared/truncatable/truncatable.reducer';
+import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
+import { EpersonMock } from '../../shared/testing/eperson-mock';
+
+describe('AuthEffects', () => {
+  let authEffects: AuthEffects;
+  let actions: Observable<any>;
+  const store: Store<TruncatablesState> = jasmine.createSpyObj('store', {
+    /* tslint:disable:no-empty */
+    dispatch: {},
+    /* tslint:enable:no-empty */
+    select: Observable.of(true)
+  });
+  const token = new AuthTokenInfo('token_test');
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      providers: [
+        AuthEffects,
+        {provide: AuthService, useClass: AuthServiceStub},
+        {provide: Store, useValue: store},
+        provideMockActions(() => actions),
+        // other providers
+      ],
+    });
+
+    authEffects = TestBed.get(AuthEffects);
+  });
+
+  describe('authenticate$', () => {
+    describe('when credentials are correct', () => {
+      it('should return a AUTHENTICATE_SUCCESS action in response to a AUTHENTICATE action', () => {
+        actions = hot('--a-', {
+          a: {
+            type: AuthActionTypes.AUTHENTICATE,
+            payload: {email: 'user', password: 'password'}
+          }
+        });
+
+        const expected = cold('--b-', {b: new AuthenticationSuccessAction(new AuthTokenInfo('token_test'))});
+
+        expect(authEffects.authenticate$).toBeObservable(expected);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('when credentials are wrong', () => {
+      it('should return a AUTHENTICATE_ERROR action in response to a AUTHENTICATE action', () => {
+        spyOn((authEffects as any).authService, 'authenticate').and.returnValue(Observable.throw(new Error('Message Error test')));
+
+        actions = hot('--a-', {
+          a: {
+            type: AuthActionTypes.AUTHENTICATE,
+            payload: {email: 'user', password: 'wrongpassword'}
+          }
+        });
+
+        const expected = cold('--b-', {b: new AuthenticationErrorAction(new Error('Message Error test'))});
+
+        expect(authEffects.authenticate$).toBeObservable(expected);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('authenticateSuccess$', () => {
+
+    it('should return a AUTHENTICATED action in response to a AUTHENTICATE_SUCCESS action', () => {
+      actions = hot('--a-', {a: {type: AuthActionTypes.AUTHENTICATE_SUCCESS, payload: token}});
+
+      const expected = cold('--b-', {b: new AuthenticatedAction(new AuthTokenInfo('token_test'))});
+
+      expect(authEffects.authenticateSuccess$).toBeObservable(expected);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('authenticated$', () => {
+
+    describe('when token is valid', () => {
+      it('should return a AUTHENTICATED_SUCCESS action in response to a AUTHENTICATED action', () => {
+        actions = hot('--a-', {a: {type: AuthActionTypes.AUTHENTICATED, payload: token}});
+
+        const expected = cold('--b-', {b: new AuthenticatedSuccessAction(true, token, EpersonMock)});
+
+        expect(authEffects.authenticated$).toBeObservable(expected);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('when token is not valid', () => {
+      it('should return a AUTHENTICATED_ERROR action in response to a AUTHENTICATED action', () => {
+        spyOn((authEffects as any).authService, 'authenticatedUser').and.returnValue(Observable.throw(new Error('Message Error test')));
+
+        actions = hot('--a-', {a: {type: AuthActionTypes.AUTHENTICATED, payload: token}});
+
+        const expected = cold('--b-', {b: new AuthenticatedErrorAction(new Error('Message Error test'))});
+
+        expect(authEffects.authenticated$).toBeObservable(expected);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('checkToken$', () => {
+
+    describe('when check token succeeded', () => {
+      it('should return a AUTHENTICATED action in response to a CHECK_AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN action', () => {
+
+        actions = hot('--a-', {a: {type: AuthActionTypes.CHECK_AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN}});
+
+        const expected = cold('--b-', {b: new AuthenticatedAction(new AuthTokenInfo('token_test'))});
+
+        expect(authEffects.checkToken$).toBeObservable(expected);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('when check token failed', () => {
+      it('should return a CHECK_AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN_ERROR action in response to a CHECK_AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN action', () => {
+        spyOn((authEffects as any).authService, 'hasValidAuthenticationToken').and.returnValue(Observable.throw(''));
+
+        actions = hot('--a-', {a: {type: AuthActionTypes.CHECK_AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN, payload: token}});
+
+        const expected = cold('--b-', {b: new CheckAuthenticationTokenErrorAction()});
+
+        expect(authEffects.checkToken$).toBeObservable(expected);
+      });
+    })
+  });
+
+  describe('refreshToken$', () => {
+
+    describe('when refresh token succeeded', () => {
+      it('should return a REFRESH_TOKEN_SUCCESS action in response to a REFRESH_TOKEN action', () => {
+
+        actions = hot('--a-', {a: {type: AuthActionTypes.REFRESH_TOKEN}});
+
+        const expected = cold('--b-', {b: new RefreshTokenSuccessAction(new AuthTokenInfo('token_test'))});
+
+        expect(authEffects.refreshToken$).toBeObservable(expected);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('when refresh token failed', () => {
+      it('should return a REFRESH_TOKEN_ERROR action in response to a REFRESH_TOKEN action', () => {
+        spyOn((authEffects as any).authService, 'refreshAuthenticationToken').and.returnValue(Observable.throw(''));
+
+        actions = hot('--a-', {a: {type: AuthActionTypes.REFRESH_TOKEN, payload: token}});
+
+        const expected = cold('--b-', {b: new RefreshTokenErrorAction()});
+
+        expect(authEffects.refreshToken$).toBeObservable(expected);
+      });
+    })
+  });
+
+  describe('logOut$', () => {
+
+    describe('when refresh token succeeded', () => {
+      it('should return a LOG_OUT_SUCCESS action in response to a LOG_OUT action', () => {
+
+        actions = hot('--a-', {a: {type: AuthActionTypes.LOG_OUT}});
+
+        const expected = cold('--b-', {b: new LogOutSuccessAction()});
+
+        expect(authEffects.logOut$).toBeObservable(expected);
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('when refresh token failed', () => {
+      it('should return a REFRESH_TOKEN_ERROR action in response to a LOG_OUT action', () => {
+        spyOn((authEffects as any).authService, 'logout').and.returnValue(Observable.throw(new Error('Message Error test')));
+
+        actions = hot('--a-', {a: {type: AuthActionTypes.LOG_OUT, payload: token}});
+
+        const expected = cold('--b-', {b: new LogOutErrorAction(new Error('Message Error test'))});
+
+        expect(authEffects.logOut$).toBeObservable(expected);
+      });
+    })
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.ts
index f3bebebbcd..60fe04a5d1 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 
 // import @ngrx
-import { Effect, Actions } from '@ngrx/effects';
+import { Actions, Effect } from '@ngrx/effects';
 import { Action, Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 
 // import rxjs
@@ -9,16 +9,22 @@ import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
 
 // import services
 import { AuthService } from './auth.service';
-
 // import actions
 import {
-  AuthActionTypes, AuthenticateAction, AuthenticatedAction,
+  AuthActionTypes,
+  AuthenticateAction,
+  AuthenticatedAction,
   AuthenticatedErrorAction,
   AuthenticatedSuccessAction,
   AuthenticationErrorAction,
-  AuthenticationSuccessAction, CheckAuthenticationTokenErrorAction,
+  AuthenticationSuccessAction,
+  CheckAuthenticationTokenErrorAction,
   LogOutErrorAction,
-  LogOutSuccessAction, RefreshTokenAction, RefreshTokenErrorAction, RefreshTokenSuccessAction, RegistrationAction,
+  LogOutSuccessAction,
+  RefreshTokenAction,
+  RefreshTokenErrorAction,
+  RefreshTokenSuccessAction,
+  RegistrationAction,
   RegistrationErrorAction,
   RegistrationSuccessAction
 } from './auth.actions';
@@ -37,7 +43,7 @@ export class AuthEffects {
    * @method authenticate
    */
   @Effect()
-  public authenticate: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
+  public authenticate$: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
     .ofType(AuthActionTypes.AUTHENTICATE)
     .switchMap((action: AuthenticateAction) => {
       return this.authService.authenticate(action.payload.email, action.payload.password)
@@ -47,13 +53,13 @@ export class AuthEffects {
     });
 
   @Effect()
-  public authenticateSuccess: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
+  public authenticateSuccess$: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
     .ofType(AuthActionTypes.AUTHENTICATE_SUCCESS)
     .do((action: AuthenticationSuccessAction) => this.authService.storeToken(action.payload))
     .map((action: AuthenticationSuccessAction) => new AuthenticatedAction(action.payload));
 
   @Effect()
-  public authenticated: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
+  public authenticated$: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
     .ofType(AuthActionTypes.AUTHENTICATED)
     .switchMap((action: AuthenticatedAction) => {
       return this.authService.authenticatedUser(action.payload)
@@ -63,12 +69,12 @@ export class AuthEffects {
 
   // It means "reacts to this action but don't send another"
   @Effect({dispatch: false})
-  public authenticatedError: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
+  public authenticatedError$: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
     .ofType(AuthActionTypes.AUTHENTICATED_ERROR)
     .do((action: LogOutSuccessAction) => this.authService.removeToken());
 
   @Effect()
-  public checkToken: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
+  public checkToken$: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
     .ofType(AuthActionTypes.CHECK_AUTHENTICATION_TOKEN)
     .switchMap(() => {
       return this.authService.hasValidAuthenticationToken()
@@ -77,7 +83,7 @@ export class AuthEffects {
     });
 
   @Effect()
-  public createUser: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
+  public createUser$: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
     .ofType(AuthActionTypes.REGISTRATION)
     .debounceTime(500) // to remove when functionality is implemented
     .switchMap((action: RegistrationAction) => {
@@ -87,7 +93,7 @@ export class AuthEffects {
     });
 
   @Effect()
-  public refreshToken: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
+  public refreshToken$: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
     .ofType(AuthActionTypes.REFRESH_TOKEN)
     .switchMap((action: RefreshTokenAction) => {
       return this.authService.refreshAuthenticationToken(action.payload)
@@ -97,7 +103,7 @@ export class AuthEffects {
 
   // It means "reacts to this action but don't send another"
   @Effect({dispatch: false})
-  public refreshTokenSuccess: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
+  public refreshTokenSuccess$: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
     .ofType(AuthActionTypes.REFRESH_TOKEN_SUCCESS)
     .do((action: RefreshTokenSuccessAction) => this.authService.replaceToken(action.payload));
 
@@ -106,7 +112,7 @@ export class AuthEffects {
    * clear a possible invalid token or authentication errors
    */
   @Effect({dispatch: false})
-  public clearInvalidTokenOnRehydrate = this.actions$
+  public clearInvalidTokenOnRehydrate$: Observable<any> = this.actions$
     .ofType(StoreActionTypes.REHYDRATE)
     .switchMap(() => {
       return this.store.select(isAuthenticated)
@@ -117,7 +123,7 @@ export class AuthEffects {
     });
 
   @Effect()
-  public logOut: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
+  public logOut$: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
     .ofType(AuthActionTypes.LOG_OUT)
     .switchMap(() => {
       return this.authService.logout()
@@ -126,19 +132,19 @@ export class AuthEffects {
     });
 
   @Effect({dispatch: false})
-  public logOutSuccess: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
+  public logOutSuccess$: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
     .ofType(AuthActionTypes.LOG_OUT_SUCCESS)
     .do(() => this.authService.removeToken())
     .do(() => this.authService.refreshAfterLogout());
 
   @Effect({dispatch: false})
-  public redirectToLogin: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
+  public redirectToLogin$: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
     .ofType(AuthActionTypes.REDIRECT_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED)
     .do(() => this.authService.removeToken())
     .do(() => this.authService.redirectToLogin());
 
   @Effect({dispatch: false})
-  public redirectToLoginTokenExpired: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
+  public redirectToLoginTokenExpired$: Observable<Action> = this.actions$
     .ofType(AuthActionTypes.REDIRECT_TOKEN_EXPIRED)
     .do(() => this.authService.removeToken())
     .do(() => this.authService.redirectToLoginWhenTokenExpired());
diff --git a/src/app/shared/testing/auth-service-stub.ts b/src/app/shared/testing/auth-service-stub.ts
index 5c5f2c67dd..2a8e2f467f 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/testing/auth-service-stub.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/testing/auth-service-stub.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,54 @@
+import { AuthStatus } from '../../core/auth/models/auth-status.model';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
+import { AuthTokenInfo } from '../../core/auth/models/auth-token-info.model';
+import { EpersonMock } from './eperson-mock';
+import { Eperson } from '../../core/eperson/models/eperson.model';
+
 export class AuthServiceStub {
 
+  public authenticate(user: string, password: string): Observable<AuthStatus> {
+    if (user === 'user' && password === 'password') {
+      const authStatus = new AuthStatus();
+      authStatus.okay = true;
+      authStatus.authenticated = true;
+      authStatus.token = new AuthTokenInfo('token_test');
+      authStatus.eperson = [EpersonMock];
+      return Observable.of(authStatus);
+    } else {
+      console.log('error');
+      throw(new Error('Message Error test'));
+    }
+  }
+
+  public authenticatedUser(token: AuthTokenInfo): Observable<Eperson> {
+    if (token.accessToken === 'token_test') {
+      return Observable.of(EpersonMock);
+    } else {
+      throw(new Error('Message Error test'));
+    }
+  }
+
+  public hasValidAuthenticationToken(): Observable<AuthTokenInfo> {
+    return Observable.of(new AuthTokenInfo('token_test'));
+  }
+
+  public logout(): Observable<boolean> {
+    return Observable.of(true);
+  }
+
+  public refreshAuthenticationToken(token: AuthTokenInfo): Observable<AuthTokenInfo> {
+    return Observable.of(new AuthTokenInfo('token_test'));
+  }
+
   public redirectToPreviousUrl() {
     return;
   }
+
+  public removeToken() {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  public storeToken(token: AuthTokenInfo) {
+    return;
+  }
 }