The phrase "as editor for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating the role or position someone holds in relation to a publication or project.
Example: "As editor for the magazine, I am responsible for overseeing the content and ensuring quality."
Alternatives: "in the role of editor for" or "serving as editor for".
He serves as editor for the journal, Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience.
Mr. Morgan, too, survived as editor for 55 years.
He served as editor for the book, with each of my former colleagues responsible for translating a section or two.
He currently serves as Editor for Social and Political Science for the Cambridge University Press journal Network Science.
Thereafter, she served as editor for the American Institute of Physics History of Modern Physics series of books.
"Here was a guy that hadn't been in print for 40 years," said Schulian, who served as editor for "The John Lardner Reader" in 2010.
He also played identical roles occasionally for AAAI and IEEE venues, and served as editor for four ACM or IEEE journals, including one currently as editor in chief.
Sam Ransbotham is an associate professor in the Information Systems Department at Boston College, as well as editor for MIT Sloan Management Review's Artificial Intelligence initiative.
Jacobsen served as editor for "Weathering Change," an anthology of art created in response to climate change and been released by Harvard's Office for Sustainability (OFS).
He is a founding member of the editorial board for the Journal of Mathematics and Music and serves as editor for the journal Theory and Practice.
Women Grow Business, Jill Foster, @JillFoster--As editor for Women Grow Business, Jill brings together a network of female entrepreneurs to discuss leadership, marketing, operations (especially in tough economic times), benefits of social cause partnership, talent retention, online presence, entrepreneurship, social technology, mentorship, failure and success.
