IUPAC acts as a scientific, international, non-governmental and objective body addressing global issues involving the chemical sciences.
IUPAC has long been recognized as the world authority on chemical nomenclature, terminology, standardized methods for measurement, atomic weights and many other critically evaluated data.
Main IUPAC's nomenclatures include:
- Quantities, Units and Symbols in Physical Chemistry
- Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry
- Nomenclature of Organic Compounds
- Macromolecular Nomenclature
- Analytical Nomenclature
- Nomenclature and Symbols in Clinical Chemistry
