A journal, from the Old French ''journal'' (meaning "daily"), may refer to:
*Bullet journal, a method of personal organization
*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
*Record (disambiguation)
*Transaction log, a chronological record of data processing
*Travel journal
In publishing, ''journal'' can refer to various periodicals or serial (publishing), serials:
*Academic journal, an academic or scholarly periodical
**Scientific journal, an academic journal focusing on science
**Medical journal, an academic journal focusing on medicine
**Law review, a professional journal focusing on legal interpretation
*Magazine, non-academic or scholarly periodicals in general
**Trade magazine, a magazine of interest to those of a particular profession or trade
**Literary magazine, a magazine devoted to literature in a broad sense
*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
*Journal (Canadian TV series), ''Journal'' (Canadian TV series), a 1977 Canadian short film television series
*Journal (German TV programme), ''Journal'' (German TV programme), a 1992–2015 German news programme that aired on Deutsche Welle
*Journals (album), ''Journals'' (album), 2013 album by Justin Bieber
*Journals (Cobain), ''Journals'' (Cobain), 2002 collection by Kurt Cobain
*''Journal'', an autobiographical work by Charles Du Bos published from 1946 to 1961
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
*The Journal (disambiguation), ''The Journal'' (disambiguation), several publications and TV programs that carry this name
*List of journals (disambiguation)
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