The File Drawer
Un-peer-reviewed papers that have been rejected and abandoned
Un-peer-reviewed papers that have been rejected and abandoned
Zheng, L., Xiao, L., & Sharman, S.(2025). An Overview of Gambling-Related Psychological Features of Loot Boxes. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/zd7ab_v1
Xiao, L.Y. (2025). Video Game Age Rating, Age Assurance, and Identity Verification Policy Implementation in Mainland China: Content Analysis of Popular iPhone Games. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/uqbf9_v1
Xiao, L.Y. (2024). Upon closer inspection: Most Popular iPhone games in Mainland China did not fully comply with loot box probability disclosure requirements. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/u9wc6
Xiao, L.Y. (2024). Researching gambling law and the legal determinants of health: A response to the Lancet Public Health Commission on Gambling. Preprint: https://osf.io/preprints/osf/fz2wp
Xiao, L.Y. (2023). Keeping them honest: Relying on advertising regulation complaints to address some concerns with gambling-like video game loot boxes. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/qcgvf
Xiao, L.Y., & Ballou, N. (2023). Pinpointing the problem: Providing page numbers for citations as a crucial part of open science. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/2um67
Xiao, L.Y., Henderson, L.L., Fraser, T.C., Nielsen, R.K.L., & Newall, P.W.S. (2022). Whether loot boxes are gambling is a red herring. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/jd6yx
Xiao, L.Y. (2022). Loot boxes are good (or at least not that bad)...? Arguing against a ban. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/eztvd
Should be read in conjunction with the critical review (appended at the same link) setting out many excellent counterarguments and refutations of my claims by Dr Aaron Drummond (which was originally written by Dr Drummond as a blind peer-review).