Journal

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A journal, from the Old French journal (meaning "daily"), may refer to:

  • Bullet journal, a method of personal organization
  • Personal journal
    , a record of personal secretive thoughts and as open book to personal therapy or used to feel connected to oneself
  • Diary, a record of what happened over the course of a day or other period
  • Daybook, also known as a general journal, a daily record of financial transactions
  • Logbook, a record of events important to the operation of a vehicle, facility, or otherwise
  • Transaction log, a chronological record of data processing
  • Travel journal
    , a record of the traveller's experience during the course of their journey

In publishing, journal can refer to various

periodicals or serials
:

  • Academic journal, an academic or scholarly periodical
  • Magazine, non-academic or scholarly periodicals in general
  • Newspaper, a periodical covering general news and current events in politics, business, sports and art
    • Gazette, a type of newspaper, often a newspaper of record
    • Government gazette, a government newspaper which publishes public or legal notices

Journal may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Other uses

  • Journal (mechanical device)
    , the section of a shaft that turns in a bearing
  • Journal entry, an accounting transaction in the double-entry bookkeeping system
  • Journal Peaks, Palmer Land, Antarctica

See also