The complete edition is currently edited by the Robert-Schumann-Gesellschaft e. V. Düsseldorf in conjunction with the Robert-Schumann-Haus Zwickau. The Robert Schumann Society of Düsseldorf has entrusted its affiliated company, the Robert Schumann Research Centre of Düsseldorf, with the preparation of the complete edition.

The New Edition of the Complete Works of Robert Schumann (RSA) is seen as a historical-critical complete edition. Even drafts and attempts left as fragments are collected and documented in an appropriate form. This edition serves both musicology and musical practice. Each editorial intervention is clearly marked in the musical text itself or in the critcal report, and allows musicians to retrace the editors' decision.