noun A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.
noun A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.
The university's biology department subscribes to half a dozen academic journals.
noun A chronological record of payments or receipts.
noun A general journal.
noun A chronological record of changes made to a database or other system; along with a backup or image copy that allows recovery after a failure or reinstatement to a previous time; a log.