A written account of one's own life. Neutral, standard term.
彼は自伝を出版した。
He published his autobiography.
He wrote his autobiography after retiring.
自伝を読むと、その人の人生がよくわかる。
Reading an autobiography gives you a good understanding of that person's life.
その女優は来月、自伝を出版する予定だ。
The actress plans to publish her autobiography next month.
自伝 is a structured account of one's whole life, while 回顧録 focuses on personal recollections of particular periods or events.
自伝 covers the whole of one's life in narrative form, while 手記 usually focuses on a specific experience, period, or event.
自伝 is an account of one's own life written by oneself, while 伝記 is a biography of someone written by another person.
autobiography; autobiographical literature
Compound of 自 (self) and 伝 (account, biography). The reading じでん is the standard on'yomi for these kanji.