A journal, from the
Old French
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''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 general journal is a Bookkeeping#Daybooks, daybook or subsidiary journal in which transactions relating to adjustment entries, opening stock, depreciation, accounting errors etc. are recorded. The Source document (accounting), source documents ...
, a daily record of financial transactions
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Logbook
A logbook (or log book) is a record used to record states, events, or conditions applicable to complex machines or the personnel who operate them. Logbooks are commonly associated with the operation of aircraft, nuclear plants, particle accelera ...
, a record of events important to the operation of a vehicle, facility, or otherwise
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Transaction log
In the field of databases in computer science, a transaction log (also transaction journal, database log, binary log or audit trail) is a history of actions executed by a database management system used to guarantee ACID properties over crashes ...
, a chronological record of data processing
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Travel journal
The genre of travel literature or travelogue encompasses outdoor literature, guide books, nature writing, and travel memoirs.
History
Early examples of travel literature include the ''Periplus of the Erythraean Sea'' (generally considered a 1s ...
, a record of the traveller's experience during the course of their journey
In publishing, ''journal'' can refer to various
periodical
Periodical literature (singularly called a periodical publication or simply a periodical) consists of Publication, published works that appear in new releases on a regular schedule (''issues'' or ''numbers'', often numerically divided into annu ...
s or
serials:
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Academic journal
An academic journal (or scholarly journal or scientific journal) is a periodical publication in which Scholarly method, scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. They serve as permanent and transparent forums for the ...
, an academic or scholarly periodical
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Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication designed to further the progress of science by disseminating new research findings to the scientific community. These journals serve as a platform for researchers, schola ...
, an academic journal focusing on science
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Medical journal
A medical journal is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that communicates medical information to physicians, other health professionals. Journals that cover many medical specialties are sometimes called general medical journals.
History
The first ...
, 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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