Journal Explained
A journal, from the Old French journal (meaning "daily"), may refer to:
- Bullet journal, a method of personal organization
- Diary, a record of personal secretive thoughts and as open book to personal therapy or used to feel connected to oneself. 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
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