The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is the most important and respectful institution for the standardization of chemistryrelated parameters towards the desired "International Common Language" in science . Nevertheless, although the Gold Book of IUPAC recommends that the representation of potentials should always be referenced to a REF (such as SHE), it does not provide specific recommendations on the exact notation to be used (see 'Section 2.13' in Ref. ). Curiously, a document prepared by Prof.