According to U. S. Federal Research Misconduct Policy, which of the following is considered to be research misconduct? Plagiarism Gift authorship Harassing a co-worker Conflict of interest

Plagiarism

Explanation:

In research, plagiarism refers to the act of stealing / using the works of other people without acknowledgement of the rightful owners.

Example of this would be when the researchers are using the data and conclusion from previous researchers as a basis to conduct their new research. But they do it without without mentioning or giving proper credit to the previous researchers.

Punishment of plagiarism could vary depending on the action of the plagiarized party. Usually, all resolve regarding this matter could be ended with retraction or public apology. But, on some cases, this type of misconducts could ended up in lawsuits.