quick question: there is no way to restore a deleted journal right?

Delete mean it is gone forever, though there will be always an audit trail.

Sort of... you can't see the GL impact properly from it, can't track notes, can't track what changes occurred to it over time. Delete is evil and should be used sparingly if at all once you are live.

got it. thanks

@DX One point I want to mention that has helped us on more than one occasion - check if you have the record in sandbox account (check when sandbox was last refreshed) - this will at least give you a chance to take reference of the record in sandbox to recreate the exact record in production account. I agree with Sam -> under Transactions -> Management -> View Audit Trail, check for the Delete Action and see who deleted what record with date/time stamp.