[SOLVED] If a researcher creates the idea for a project and is not listed in the preferred author

If a researcher creates the idea for a project and is not listed in the preferred author order position on resulting publications, is this considered to be research misconduct under the federal policy?

1. No; instead it is a type of authorship dispute.
2. Yes because it involves a form of fabrication.
3. No; instead it is a type of financial conflict of interest.
4. Yes because it involves a form of falsification.