Please cite the medflex package by the following reference:

To cite medflex in publications use:

Steen J, Loeys T, Moerkerke B, Vansteelandt S (2017). “medflex: An R Package for Flexible Mediation Analysis using Natural Effect Models.” Journal of Statistical Software, 76(11), 1–46. doi: 10.18637/jss.v076.i11.

For the underlying methods please cite the following papers:

Lange T, Vansteelandt S, Bekaert M (2012). “A Simple Unified Approach for Estimating Natural Direct and Indirect Effects.” American Journal of Epidemiology, 176(3), 190–195. http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/176/3/190.long.

Vansteelandt S, Bekaert M, Lange T (2012). “Imputation Strategies for the Estimation of Natural Direct and Indirect Effects.” Epidemiologic Methods, 1(1), Article 7. https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/em/1/1/article-p131.xml.

Loeys T, Moerkerke B, De Smet O, Buysse A, Steen J, Vansteelandt S (2013). “Flexible Mediation Analysis in the Presence of Nonlinear Relations: Beyond the Mediation Formula.” Multivariate Behavioral Research, 48(6), 871–894. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00273171.2013.832132.

Corresponding BibTeX entries:

  @Article{,
    title = {{medflex}: An {R} Package for Flexible Mediation Analysis
      using Natural Effect Models},
    author = {Johan Steen and Tom Loeys and Beatrijs Moerkerke and
      Stijn Vansteelandt},
    journal = {Journal of Statistical Software},
    year = {2017},
    volume = {76},
    number = {11},
    pages = {1--46},
    doi = {10.18637/jss.v076.i11},
  }

  @Article{,
    title = {A Simple Unified Approach for Estimating Natural Direct
      and Indirect Effects},
    author = {Theis Lange and Stijn Vansteelandt and Maarten Bekaert},
    journal = {American Journal of Epidemiology},
    year = {2012},
    volume = {176},
    number = {3},
    pages = {190--195},
    url = {http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/content/176/3/190.long},
  }

  @Article{,
    title = {Imputation Strategies for the Estimation of Natural Direct
      and Indirect Effects},
    author = {Stijn Vansteelandt and Maarten Bekaert and Theis Lange},
    journal = {Epidemiologic Methods},
    year = {2012},
    volume = {1},
    number = {1},
    pages = {Article 7},
    url =
      {https://www.degruyter.com/view/journals/em/1/1/article-p131.xml},
  }

  @Article{,
    title = {Flexible Mediation Analysis in the Presence of Nonlinear
      Relations: Beyond the Mediation Formula},
    author = {Tom Loeys and Beatrijs Moerkerke and Olivia {De Smet} and
      Ann Buysse and Johan Steen and Stijn Vansteelandt},
    journal = {Multivariate Behavioral Research},
    year = {2013},
    volume = {48},
    number = {6},
    pages = {871--894},
    url =
      {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00273171.2013.832132},
  }