Use the denote-journal-capture package
The denote-journal-capture package by Samuel W. Flint extends the denote-journal package to work with the org-capture mechanism:
- Use the
denote-journalpackage which was formerly ‘denote-journal-extras.el’. - Create note using Org capture.
The denote-journal-capture documentation covers the technicalities: https://git.sr.ht/~swflint/denote-journal-capture.