Peer review is one of the most important aspects of science. Here, Peter Clift (center; Co-Chief Scientist, Louisiana State University, USA) reviews the latest visual core description (VCD) sheets with the core description team. These VCDs are a record of what is found in each core and are used heavily after the expedition once the cores have been shipped to their permanent home in a core repository. (Credit: Bill Crawford, IODP JRSO) [Photo ID: exp355_164]