A journal can refer to different things depending on the context. Here are some definitions of a journal based on the search results:
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Accounting: A journal is a book or collection of accounts in which accounting transactions are recorded. Each account has an opening or brought-forward balance, a list of transactions, and an ending balance. The ledger is a permanent summary of all amounts entered in supporting journals (day books) which list individual transactions by date. Usually, every transaction, or a total of a series of transactions, flows from a journal to one or more ledgers.
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Academic: A journal is a scholarly publication containing articles written by researchers, professors, and other experts. Journals focus on a specific discipline or field of study. Unlike newspapers and magazines, journals are intended for an academic or technical audience, not general readers. Journal articles are peer-reviewed, have original research, focus on current developments, cite other works, and have bibliographies. Journals are published on a regular basis (monthly, quarterly, etc.) and are sequentially numbered. Each copy is an issue, and a set of issues makes a volume (usually each year is a separate volume) .
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Personal: A journal is a written record of your thoughts, experiences, and observations. You can write in your journal daily, or only when you feel the urge. You can write with a pen in a leather-bound book if that inspires you, or you can write with your lucky pencil on the backs of dollar bills if you are both superstitious and rich. Its entirely up to you. Journals can be used to remember what you did, what you were thinking and feeling, and what had happened when you were younger. There are different types of journals, including a daily journal, a reflective journal, a gratitude journal, a travel journal, a dream journal, and a bible journal.
