Journal

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
 * 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), a 1977 Canadian short film television series
 * Journal (German TV programme), a 1992–2015 German news programme that aired on Deutsche Welle
 * Journals (album), 2013 album by Justin Bieber
 * 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