journal

Journal is a diary you keep of daily events or of your thoughts or a publication dealing with a specific industry or field. (noun)

An example of a journal is a diary in which you write about what happens to you and what you are thinking.
An example of a journal is the New England Journal of Medicine, in which new studies are published that are relevant to doctors and medicine.

See journal in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a daily record of happenings, as a diary
a record of the transactions of a legislature, club, etc.
a daily newspaper: often used in newspaper titles
any newspaper or periodical, as one dealing with scientific or professional matters
Bookkeeping
1. daybook
2. a book of original entry, used in the double-entry system, for recording all transactions, in the order in which they occur, with an indication of the special accounts to which they belong
Mech. the part of a rotary axle or shaft that turns in a bearing

See journal in American Heritage Dictionary 4

(jûrˈnəl)

noun

a. A personal record of occurrences, experiences, and reflections kept on a regular basis; a diary.
b. An official record of daily proceedings, as of a legislative body.
c. Nautical A ship's log.
Accounting
a. A daybook.
b. A book of original entry in a double-entry system, listing all transactions and indicating the accounts to which they belong.
A newspaper.
A periodical presenting articles on a particular subject: a medical journal.
The part of a machine shaft or axle supported by a bearing.

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