Definition of journals:
(n) :
A diary or daily record of a person, organization, vessel etc.; daybook.
(n) :
A newspaper or magazine dealing with a particular subject.
(n) :
(accounting) A chronological record of payments or receipts.
(n) :
(computing) 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.
(v) :
(transitive) To archive or record something.
(n) :
(accounting) A general journal.