Is there any difference between $X\times^G Y$ and $X\times_G Y$?

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Let $X,Y$ be "spaces" on which a group $G$ acts. Typically I see the notation $X\times_G Y$ to denote the quotient of $X\times Y$ by the relation $(x,y) = (gx,gy)$.

In a paper I now see the notation $X\times^G Y$, without explanation, though it is in the same context - $G$ acts on $X$ and $Y$.

Are both notations standard/common (for the quotient $(x,y) = (gx,gy)$)?

EDIT: The paper is Hinich-Vaintrob Augmented Teichmuller spaces and orbifolds. Remark 3.1.3(i)