Can a dream journal help me lucid dream?

Lucid Dreaming

It's basically step one. A dream journal trains you to notice recurring details and weird patterns in your dreams (called "dream signs"). Once you get familiar with those, you can start recognizing them while you're actually dreaming, which is what triggers lucidity.

Sources

https://howtolucid.com/keeping-a-dream-journal/
https://www.sleepfoundation.org/dreams/lucid-dreams