The current Seventh Edition, published in 2004, continues its successful tradition of being used as a textbook in university undergraduate chemical engineering courses.

It is widely used in colleges and universities throughout the world, and often referred just "McCabe-Smith-Harriott" or "MSH".

The book starts with an introductory chapter devoted to definitions and principles.

It then follows with 28 additional chapters, each covering a principal chemical engineering unit operation.

The 28 chapters are grouped into four major sections: A more detailed table of contents is available on the Internet.