To cite vbpm in publications, please cite the package and the paper for the estimator you used (Jin & Chen 2025 SEM for vbfa; Jin, Chen, Yan & Zhang 2026 for the warm-started path and local dependence; Jin & Chen 2025 MBR for vbmimic; Chen & Jin 2026 for fit_stats/pefa):

Chen J, Jin Y (2026). vbpm: Variational Bayes Psychometric Models. R package version 0.9.1, https://github.com/Jinsong-Chen/vbpm.

Jin Y, Chen J (2025). “Regularized variational approximation for partially confirmatory factor analysis.” Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 32(3), 437–449. doi:10.1080/10705511.2024.2432612.

Jin Y, Chen J, Yan Z, Zhang Y (2026). “Sparse residual estimation in partially confirmatory factor analysis.” PsyArXiv preprint. doi:10.31234/osf.io/dehtv_v2.

Jin Y, Chen J (2025). “Regularized variational Bayesian approximations for variable selection in extended multiple-indicators multiple-causes models.” Multivariate Behavioral Research. doi:10.1080/00273171.2025.2483253.

Chen J, Jin Y (2026). “Recovering latent structures after variational Bayesian variable selection: Fit assessment and factor-number selection in partially exploratory factor analysis.” arXiv preprint. arXiv:2607.07159, https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.07159.

Corresponding BibTeX entries:

  @Manual{,
    title = {{vbpm}: Variational Bayes Psychometric Models},
    author = {Jinsong Chen and Yi Jin},
    year = {2026},
    note = {R package version 0.9.1},
    url = {https://github.com/Jinsong-Chen/vbpm},
  }

  @Article{,
    title = {Regularized variational approximation for partially
      confirmatory factor analysis},
    author = {Yi Jin and Jinsong Chen},
    journal = {Structural Equation Modeling: A Multidisciplinary
      Journal},
    year = {2025},
    volume = {32},
    number = {3},
    pages = {437--449},
    doi = {10.1080/10705511.2024.2432612},
  }

  @Article{,
    title = {Sparse residual estimation in partially confirmatory
      factor analysis},
    author = {Yi Jin and Jinsong Chen and Zi Yan and Ying Zhang},
    journal = {PsyArXiv preprint},
    year = {2026},
    doi = {10.31234/osf.io/dehtv_v2},
  }

  @Article{,
    title = {Regularized variational Bayesian approximations for
      variable selection in extended multiple-indicators
      multiple-causes models},
    author = {Yi Jin and Jinsong Chen},
    journal = {Multivariate Behavioral Research},
    year = {2025},
    doi = {10.1080/00273171.2025.2483253},
  }

  @Article{,
    title = {Recovering latent structures after variational Bayesian
      variable selection: Fit assessment and factor-number selection in
      partially exploratory factor analysis},
    author = {Jinsong Chen and Yi Jin},
    journal = {arXiv preprint},
    year = {2026},
    note = {arXiv:2607.07159},
    url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.07159},
  }