Nanophosphors of normalY3Al5normalO12∕Ce3+ (YAG/Ce) were synthesized with a novel salted sol-gel (SSG) method in which a water solution of inorganic salt, yttrium nitrate [ Y(NnormalO3)3 , YNO], was used with a traditional metal alkoxide precursor, aluminum sec-butoxide [ Al(OnormalC4normalH9)3 , ASB], in sol-gel synthesis. With the SSG method, a YAG single phase could be obtained by sintering the dry gel of normalAl2normalO3 and normalY2normalO3 mixture for 2h at 800°C . The YAG particle size was in a range from 30to100nm . Luminescence properties of the YAG samples with different Ce3+ doping concentrations were studied. The peak intensity of luminescence was found at 4% Ce3+ doping concentration. Red shift of the emission peaks was observed when the doping concentration was increased.