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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
  • 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:

• 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

• 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

• The Journal (disambiguation), several publications and TV programs that carry this name
• List of journals (disambiguation)

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