To cite svars in publications use:

Lange A, Dalheimer B, Herwartz H, Maxand S (2021). “svars: An R Package for Data-Driven Identification in Multivariate Time Series Analysis.” Journal of Statistical Software, 97(5), 1–34. doi:10.18637/jss.v097.i05.

Corresponding BibTeX entry:

  @Article{,
    title = {{svars}: An {R} Package for Data-Driven Identification in
      Multivariate Time Series Analysis},
    author = {Alexander Lange and Bernhard Dalheimer and Helmut
      Herwartz and Simone Maxand},
    journal = {Journal of Statistical Software},
    year = {2021},
    volume = {97},
    number = {5},
    pages = {1--34},
    doi = {10.18637/jss.v097.i05},
  }