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>.

A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is

  @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},
  }

  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
  <https://doi.org/10.1080/10705511.2024.2432612>.

A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is

  @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},
  }

  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
  <https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/dehtv_v2>.

A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is

  @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},
  }

  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
  <https://doi.org/10.1080/00273171.2025.2483253>.

A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is

  @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},
  }

  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>.

A BibTeX entry for LaTeX users is

  @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},
  }