Robert Ritter as an Editor for more than ten years in OUP‎'‎s Academic Division‎;‎ currently he is Publications Manager for the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies‎.‎ His wide‎-ranging editorial experience has been gained in a variety of publishing houses in both the UK and the USA‎.‎ He is the editor of The Oxford Guide to Style ‎(‎2002‎)‎‎,‎ which is the companion volume to The Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors ‎(‎2nd edition 2000‎)‎‎;‎ he has also been a consultant editor for the Concise Oxford Dictionary and consultant for OWLS ‎(‎the Oxford English Dictionary Word and Language Service‎)‎‎.‎