We propose using a gold thin film as a standard material for system calibration before running the actual experiment and lithium metal as a RE for non-aqueous lithium-ion materials research with SDC. The protocol demonstrated in this paper could be adapted to select alternative REs for post-lithium chemistries. The demonstrated reproducibility suggests that SDC experiments can yield consistent data whenever the intensive properties are of interest, which are independent of the reaction area or material amount and when the extensive properties such as capacity are of interest additional means of verification such as optical microscopy should be utilized.